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Torts/Personal Injury

Dec. 19, 2025

Wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman delayed for lead defender's exit

A judge postponed the Rebecca Grossman wrongful death trial to April, citing the lead defense counsel's unexpected departure, over plaintiffs' objections that delays violate California's five-year trial deadline and prejudice grieving families.

Wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman delayed for lead defender's exit
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Brian J. Panish

An upcoming civil trial in a nearly five-year-old wrongful death case against socialite Rebecca Grossman was continued from January to April on Thursday after defense lawyers at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP said this week they did not have a trial-ready attorney.

Despite fierce objections from Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP partner Brian J. Panish, who accused the defense and its insurers of engineering last-minute delay tactics in a case stemming from a fatal 2020 crossw...

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