Articles from Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

Following a two-year battle all the way to California's highest court, the law firm of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is proud to announce the $46.475 million verdict in Greener v. M. Phelps, Inc., et al is now final. Defendants first appealed the landmark verdict in the California First District Court of Appeal and when the verdict was affirmed in full on December 31, 2024, they not only sought review from the California Supreme Court, but requested the appellate opinion be depublished. Both requests were denied.

Attorneys for a motorcyclist who suffered a below-the-knee amputation following a collision with a construction laborer’s vehicle obtained a $37,025,000 settlement pursuant to a high/low agreement with defendants that was finalized just minutes before a jury awarded their clients $27,727,630. Plaintiff Michael LaPlante and his wife were represented in the case and at trial by Brian Panish, Tom Schultz, and Alex Behar of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP as well as by co-counsel Joshua C. Braddock of Arendsen Braddock LLP. The case was tried before the Honorable Timothy B. Taylor in what was the last of his 189 jury trials following a 20-year judicial career. This verdict is believed to be the largest ever reached in San Diego County for this type of injury.

Nationally recognized law firm Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce attorney Jesse Creed has been elevated to the position of partner at the Firm, effective January 1, 2025. Admitted to practice in Arizona, California, Hawai'i, and Nevada, Mr. Creed is based in Los Angeles and focuses his practice on complex and catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, sexual abuse, and product liability cases.

An Altadena family has filed a civil lawsuit seeking justice and compensation for the extensive damage and catastrophic losses caused by the Eaton Fire. The plaintiffs, Altadena residents Stephen Seetal and Angelle Hill-Seetal, along with their minor children, are represented by the Wildfire Victim Advocates Consortium that includes three law firms, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger; Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP; and Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP.

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Jesse Creed, and Hunter Norton have obtained a $31,000,000 settlement for a former Corona del Mar High School freshman football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a negligently maintained field by the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea and Nicholas Yoka obtained a $42,500,000 settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries in a collision with a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) vehicle whose driver made an illegal left turn.

Nationally recognized law firm Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce attorney Tom Schultz has been elevated to the position of partner with the firm. Mr. Schultz focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and financial loss, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device cases.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury in Van Nuys has awarded $11,045,000 to a motorcyclist who suffered serious injuries following a collision with a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) vehicle. Plaintiff was represented at trial by Robert Glassman, Tom Schultz, and Jonathan Davidi of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP. Co-counsel Nina Sargsyan of Downtown L.A. Law Group also represented the Plaintiff in the case. The verdict was delivered on Friday, March 22, 2024.

Nationally recognized plaintiffs' law firm Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP is pleased to announce attorneys Erika Contreras and David Rudorfer have been elevated to the position of partner within the firm, effective January 1, 2024.