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Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Rahul Ravipudi and Robert Glassman have filed a products liability case against Sparkletts, Inc, and other entities on behalf of 1-year-old girl who sustained third-degree burns to large parts of her body when a defective and dangerously designed water dispenser shot scalding water at her face, chest, and… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Rahul Ravipudi has been honored as the recipient of the 2019 Trailblazer of the Year Award from the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA-SC). The award, presented to Mr. Ravipudi at the Annual Public Interest and Installation Dinner in downtown Los Angeles, recognizes his achievements in personal… read more

The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) has released its Thomas Fire Investigative Report and determined the 2017 wildfire was started by Southern California Edison power lines. According to the report, a high wind event caused the power lines to come into contact with each other in a “line slap”, creating an electrical arc that deposited… read more

Nearly one year after Stephon Clark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his grandparent’s backyard, Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced there would be no charges filed against officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet. The officers told investigators they thought Stephon was advancing on them and brandishing a gun, not a cell phone. In… read more

The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal has released its list of Top Verdicts for 2018 and named four (4) Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP cases as the largest and most significant verdict and appellate reversals in California, with recognition in each of the following categories — two cases were named Top Verdict… read more

An additional 22 Porter Ranch firefighters have joined the lawsuit filed against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) alleging the utility knowingly exposed firefighters to hazardous levels of known toxins following the massive gas blowout at the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility in October 2015. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, brings the total number… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP — Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers Electric scooters, or e-scooters, have boomed in popularity since the release of shareable, dockless models into the streets of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles permitted Bird and Lime to deploy hundreds of shareable e-scooters in the city last year, and will… read more

The Super Lawyers publication has selected 12 Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys — Brian Panish, Kevin Boyle, Adam Shea, Rahul Ravipudi, Peter Polos, Deborah Chang, Daniel Dunbar, Candice Klein, Spencer Lucas, Lyssa Roberts, Tom Schultz and Paul Traina (not pictured) — as 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers. The annual list recognizes outstanding lawyers… read more

Attorneys for the family of Stephon Clark have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sacramento Police Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet, as well as the City of Sacramento, alleging the officers racially profiled and used excessive force in fatally shooting the unarmed, African-American father of two. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court Eastern… read more

Five California women who were sexually abused, harassed, molested and assaulted as students and patients under the care of former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall have filed a lawsuit against their perpetrator and the University of Southern California (USC) for failing to disclose, investigate, and prevent sexual abuse and harassment at the hands of one of… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Spencer Lucas and Marguerite Sanvictores have obtained a $3,993,509.60 settlement for an 88-year-old man who suffered paralysis after his vehicle was rear-ended by a big rig on the freeway as he traveled to his niece’s wedding with his sister-in-law. The defendant driver was in the course and scope… read more

A former Navy Seal and his wife have filed a lawsuit against Hoffman-Roche alleging that the anti-malarial drug Lariam, or mefloquine, manufactured by the company has left the U.S. veteran permanently disabled after taking it while serving in Afghanistan. Plaintiffs are represented in the case by Kevin Boyle, Pete Kaufman, Jesse Creed and Greg Sonstein of Panish… read more