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On January 29, 2015, PSR attorneys Brian Panish and Tom Schultz obtained a $34,555,220 jury verdict for a man who was hit and severely injured when he was run over by a tractor-trailer while he was stopped on the sidewalk of a Los Angeles, California street. (Alan Casillas v. Landstar Ranger, Inc.; Francisco Azurdia). PSR… read more

Spencer Lucas was named one of California’s Five Associates to Watch by the legal publication the Daily Journal in its annual Top 20 Under 40 issue. In recognizing Spencer for the honor, the publication cites to the more than $50,000,000 in verdicts that he has obtained in recent jury trials.  Since 2013, he has obtained… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP LLP was lead trial counsel in five of the cases listed in The Recorder’s annual publication of the top verdicts in California, more cases than any other law firm. Among the cases are the number one verdicts among Premises Liability cases (Diao v. Southern California Gas Company – $19,786,818) and… read more

On December 17, 2014, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish and Deborah Chang obtained a $7,500,000 jury verdict for the mother of a young woman who was tragically killed when she was hit by a FedEx truck while riding her bicycle.  This is believed to be a record verdict in Orange County… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Rahul Ravipudi and Erika Contreras obtained a $13,000,000 settlement for the children and parents of a woman who was killed when her car was hit by a Hawthorne, California police officer. On July 24, 2013, Karina Preza was exiting her driveway at approximately 2 a.m. to… read more

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea and Ryan Casey obtained a $7,205,000 settlement for four children whose mother was killed when the car in which she was a passenger was rear ended by a San Bernardino County Sheriff. Vanessa Rosales and her son were being driven to their car by an acquaintance when… read more

PSBR Attorneys Panish and Chang Awarded Prestigious Consumer Attorney of the Year Award On November 15, 2014, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish and Deborah Chang, along with co-counsel Gregory Bentley of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley and Gregory R. Vanni of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell were presented with the Consumer Attorneys… read more

Super Lawyers has named Ryan Casey, Robert Glassman and David Rudorfer as 2014 “Rising Stars”. Candidates for this honor must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less, and it is given to no more than 2.5 percent of all attorneys in the state. All three attorneys have… read more

Brian Panish has been recognized by the Best Lawyers’ publication as “Lawyer of the Year” for Los Angeles in the area of Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. He received the same honor in 2010. In 2009, Panish was named as Lawyer of the Year for Los Angeles in the area of Personal Injury Litigation. In… read more

PSBR represents the family of Ernest Allen, Sr., a 27-year veteran of the Los Angeles police department who was killed on May 9, 2014 when his car was hit head on by an out of control cement truck in Beverly Hills.  There have been at least four major accidents on the same road where Mr…. read more

On September 15, 2014, 26-year-old newlywed Lorae Bermudez was sunbathing on the beach in Venice when she was run over by an SUV driven by a Los Angeles County lifeguard. Ms. Bermudez suffered serious internal injuries and fractures to her pelvis and was taken to UCLA Medical Center for treatment. Ms. Bermudez’s husband, Thomas Kim,… read more

View LA Times Article Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP obtained a $10,450,000 verdict for the family of a man killed on set by a CBS truck in 2011. Julio Villamariona, age 52, was a security guard killed on the set when a CBS van transporting actors went out of control and ran over him…. read more