California Personal Injury Lawyers

If you’ve been injured by someone else’s actions — whether they intended it or not — you may be able to sue under personal injury law. The injuries can be economic or psychological as well as physical; often, they are all three. An experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorney can help you decide whether you have a case and recover the maximum compensation. The attorneys at Panish Shea & Boyle are respected as some of the industry’s top attorneys in the area of personal injury. Their track record includes record-setting recoveries for personal injury, including winning the largest personal injury and product liability settlement in American legal history, $4.9 billion, in Anderson v. General Motors.

The lead attorney on that case, Brian Panish, also helped win the largest personal injury verdict in California history in Griggs v. Caterpillar, et al. In that case, Panish’s team won $58 million for a man who was burned over 75% of his body when a defective O-ring caused a fire in the cab of the tractor he was operating.

Other notable personal injury results by the firm’s attorneys include:

Cellamare v. Laidlaw, in which a woman in a crosswalk was hit by a school bus, sustaining multiple broken bones. Adam Shea was part of a team that won a jury verdict of $5.6 million.
Beltran v. Boeing et al, in which defective parts caused a catastrophic crash of an Army helicopter over Iraq, injuring two maintenance officers. Settlements to date total $13.65 million; Kevin Boyle is preparing to take the case to trial.
Doe v. Roe Bus Company was a $32.5 million settlement on behalf of a teenage passenger in a Volkswagen van who was severely injured when a school bus turned left in front of the VW van. As a result of the frontal collision and the lap belt only seat belt provided in the VW van, the plaintiff sustained severe internal injuries to her digestive system. Adam Shea was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.

The legal team at Panish Shea & Boyle has been honored many times for their excellence in personal injury law, including repeat nominations for Trial Lawyer of the Year and spots on lists of the top lawyers in Los Angeles and in California. The firm’s attorneys often write and speak as experts in personal injury law. Brian Panish speaks frequently to attorneys’ groups, including the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Inner Circle of Advocates.

Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements

Robert Crenshaw v. Land O’Lakes, Inc. $6,450,000
Foust v. Morrow Equipment $6,000,000
Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
Janovici v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $5,000,000
Gandy v. Williams Bros. $4,600,000
Wilbur v. Does $3,500,000
Surrency v. Herman Miller $3,300,000
Cruz v. Hertz $2,750,000
Lockmoeller v. Huntington Hospital $2,300,000
Graham v. Lippman $2,100,000
Lockett v. Death Row Records $2,100,000
Torchia v. LA County Metropolitan Transportation $2,000,000
Younger v. Foster Wheeler $1,750,000
Wash v. Federated $1,650,000
Ramirez v. Patterson $1,600,000
Frustaci v. Marik $1,500,000
Wishum v. Rite Aid $1,331,000
Noe v. Buckeye Construction $1,250,000
Steinberg v. Kim $1,200,000
Klier v. Southern Contracting $1,100,000
McIroy v. Doe $1,100,000
Kosterboyn v. Vandross $1,050,000
Stockdale v. Doe Confidential