Setareh Law Group
Setareh Law Group's playbook is documentary: they hunt the recordkeeping gap—a 47-minute cleaning-log hole in Chen, an auto-tolling meal-break records failure in Vargas—and convert it directly into the element they need, whether that's constructive notice or stacked PAGA penalties across a class. Both California verdicts landed in 2025 in the eight figures, with Chen reaching $14,800,000 and Vargas $12,900,000, signaling a firm that builds cases on the defendant's own missing paper rather than disputed fact. Known exposure in the demo book is concentrated: six businesses targeted or named, four open suits, against monthly ad spend of $48,829.
Where they're advertising
Their book targets
- Saia Inc — Phoenix terminalLess-than-truckload (LTL) · Phoenix, AZ 85043$0/mo1 suit
- T.B. Penick & Sons — San DiegoCommercial GC, concrete specialty · San Diego, CA 92121$19K/mo2 suits
- Pelco Structural LLCFabricated steel structures · Claremore, OK 74017$6K/mo
- Brunswick Steel IncSteel fabrication · Bozeman, MT 59718$0/mo1 suit
- Pankow Builders — SoCalCommercial GC, high-rise concrete · Los Angeles, CA 90017$14K/mo
- Big O Tires franchisee — High Desert GroupTire dealers · Victorville, CA 92395$10K/mo
Their playbook
- $14.8MChen v. National Restaurant GroupLos Angeles County Superior Court · 2025
Cleaning-log gap of 47 minutes hit the constructive-notice element cleanly.
- $12.9MVargas v. SoCal LogisticsLos Angeles County Superior Court · 2025
Meal-break records gap auto-tolled — PAGA penalties stacked across a 2,400-driver class.
Nuclear exposure forecast
If a claim hits today from this firm against any of these book businesses, the NVE score is our composite read on severity risk. Algorithm: lib/litigation/nve.ts.