Kevin R. Boyle

Kevin Boyle specializes in resolving large high-profile plaintiffs cases by trial or settlement. Kevin represents a number of clients in a wide range of matters -- from catastrophic personal injuries to mass torts to intellectual property infringement to major breach of contract.

Kevin Boyle has been named as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Kevin has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America by American Lawyer Media, and has been profiled as one of The Best Lawyers in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Times. Kevin Boyle is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who in American Law, and Marquis Who's Who of Emerging Leaders. Kevin Boyle has been honored as Finalist for the Consumer Attorneys of California's Trial Lawyer of the Year. Kevin was picked to be a Super Lawyer by California Law & Politics magazine. In the past, he was one of four lawyers profiled as a Rising Star by that same publication. Kevin also holds an A-V ranking from the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest ranking a lawyer can attain.

Kevin recently settled a case for two Army Chief Warrant Officers injured when their Apache Longbow attack helicopter crashed in Tikrit, Iraq. It is the largest known settlement for soldiers in a case stemming from the war in Iraq ($13.55 million). Kevin was co-trial counsel in the recent Dominguez v. City and County of San Francisco, which resulted in a $27.4 million jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 4 year-old girl and injuries to three others. San Francisco completely denied liability but the jury found it to be 100% liable. That case was named one of the top 10 verdicts in America by numerous publications. In a recent 12-month period, Kevin tried three cases to jury verdict and obtained three verdicts, each over $10 million: Witham/Garcia v. Avjet ($10.2 million verdict for non-economic wrongful death damages plus finding of punitive damages [and $11.7 million subsequent settlement]); Wu v. Singapore Airlines ($15 million verdict for non-economic wrongful death damages in a damages-only trial in federal court); and Marx v. Storage Technology Corp. ($13 million--$3 million compensatory wrongful termination verdict, plus a $9 million punitive damages verdict, plus a $1 million attorneys fee award).

Kevin Boyle is currently one of the lead attorneys on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee the Burlington Northern train disaster cases as well as on the Los Angeles Metrolink train derailment cases. He recently finished his duties on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committees for the cases involving the crash of Alaska Airlines 261 off the California coast and the crash of Singapore Airlines flight 006 in Taipei, Taiwan. Kevin recently represented a small company called Positive Ions, Inc. in a trademark infringement suit against media giant Ion Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), which settled for a confidential amount while the defendant’s CEO was testifying during trial.

Prior to founding Panish, Shea & Boyle, Kevin Boyle was an attorney with Santa Monica's Greene, Broillet, Panish & Wheeler. Before that, Kevin served the country as law clerk to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court and, before that, to Judge Melvin T. Brunetti of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Kevin has also practiced on the defense side with the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis.

A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Kevin Boyle studied law at the University of Arizona. He finished law school first in his class, served as the Business Editor of the Arizona Law Review, and published an article concerning manufacturers' duties to retrofit defective products before they cause further injury.

Kevin is an active member of a Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice (formerly ATLA) NLD. Kevin is on the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Los Angeles. He is also a member of the Amicus Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Kevin is an editor of the ABA's Aviation Law Quarterly. Kevin Boyle is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of California. Kevin is also on the Board of the Law College Association of the University of Arizona.

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Latest Firm News

Tilton v. Sempra - $15 million verdict for brain injury to minor resulting from a power company truck hitting a family vehicle.

Dominguez v. San Francisco - $21 million settlement while case was on appeal. Wrongful death of 4 year-old girl. Largest settlement ever paid by San Francisco.

Contreras v. State of California - $9 million settlment for amputation caused by a damaged freeway guardrail.

Don Gino Dominguez v. South Central Los Angeles Regional Care Center - $2 million verdict for wrongful death of a mentally and physically disabled 39 year-old man. Health care center left man unsupervised and he choked to death.

Doe v. Driver - $5.5 million settlement for death of pedestrian in an auto accident.

Doe v. Oil Refinery - $6.2 Million settlement for wrongful death and personal injury caused by the collapse of tank floating roof.

Avila v. Dresick Farms - $5.64 million dollar jury verdict for girl injured in truck v. van collision. Believed to be the largest verdict in the history of Imperial County, California.

Konrad, et al. v. Hewlett-Packard - Lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard for pretexting journalists and their families

Chief Warrant Officers v. Boeing, et al. - $13.55 million settlement for Army maintenance officers severely injured in the crash of Apache Longbow helicopter on a maintenance test flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.

Roes v. Doe Auto Manufacturer: confidential multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of a family involved in on-road rollover of sport utility vehicle.

Does v. Van Manufacturer and Rental Company - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of the survivors and family members of 14 church group members involved in a fifteen passenger van rollover.

Hill v. Titan Tire - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement for a 42 year old man who sustained brain injuries following a tire failure on his vehicle.

Dominguez v. San Francisco - $27.4 Million Verdict - Mother and 6 others witnessed a city truck driver run over her daughter on a sidewalk. City completely denied responsibility. Largest verdict ever against the City of San Francisco.

Sherman v. Courrege - $25.5 Million Verdict - Wrongful death of mother, father, and son hit by a drunk driver.

Sorenson v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway - $2.8 Million Verdict - Plaintiffs were parents of a 48 year-old man killed when a freight train crashed into a commuter train.

Doe v. Auto Manufacturer - Major Confidential Settlement Fuel fed fire caused by defectively designed 15 passenger van rollover. Many occupants killed or severely burned.

Flores v. Continental Tire - Major Confidential Settlement - Woman sustained paraplegia when the right rear tire on the family's Ford Windstar van experienced a tread belt separation, causing the vehicle to roll over.