Apr. 10, 2019
No accountability for financial misconduct means no change
If the government is unwilling to provide public enforcement, it should at least clear the way for private plaintiffs to take over. The current combination of lax government oversight and de facto immunity from class actions is unacceptable.
David S. Casey Jr.
Managing Partner
Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , CA 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
Email: dcasey@cglaw.com
Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA
A past president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America -- now known as the American Association for Justice -- David was ATLA vice president and on the ATLA executive board which helped form Trial Lawyers Care in the aftermath of 9/11. He helped oversee its conclusion in 2004 as ATLA president.
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner
Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
Fax: (619) 544-9232
Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com
Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
The Great Recession was supposed to be a wake-up call that the nation’s big financial institutions were out of control. And to some degree, it was. Among other things, the economic collapse resulted in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a major piece of regulatory legislation designed to rein in fraudulent and predatory banking practices, and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
But, p...
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