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NEW ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED

September 13, 2012 Press Releases

SAN DIEGO – Angela M. Jae has joined CaseyGerry – San Diego’s oldest plaintiff’s law firm – as its newest associate attorney.

According to firm partner, David S. Casey, Jr., Jae will join the team specializing in personal injury, as well as product liability litigation.

PARTNER ELECTED VP OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN LAWYERS

September 5, 2012 Press Releases

SAN DIEGO (September 5, 2012)—Wendy M. Behan, a partner with Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP, was recently elected first vice president of California Women Lawyers (CWL), the only statewide bar association for women.

LAW FIRMS FILE MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION IN MOBILE PHONE CASE AGAINST CITY OF CHULA VISTA

July 20, 2012 Press Releases

Casey Gerry, LLP, Capretz & Associates Join Forces to Seek Restitution for Mobile Phone Taxes

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (June 21, 2012) – In a closely watched case that potentially impacts thousands of Chula Vista residents, the law firms of Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP, and Capretz & Associates have filed a motion to certify a class of mobile phone users seeking refunds for allegedly unlawful telephone users taxes (TUTs) collected by the City of Chula Vista.

FIRM TO SERVE ON STEERING COMMITTEE OVERSEEING LITIGATION AGAINST NFL

May 11, 2012 Press Releases

SAN DIEGO, Calif.

San Diego law firm CaseyGerry, has been appointed by U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody to serve on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee which is overseeing national MDL litigation against the National Football League (NFL) alleging that multiple concussions can lead to long-term brain injuries.

ATTORNEY ROBERT FRANCAVILLA NAMED TO HEADNORTH BOARD

March 23, 2012 Press Releases

SAN DIEGO – Calif. (March 23, 2012) — Robert J. Francavilla, a partner with the law offices of Casey Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt and Penfield LLC, has been elected to the board of directors of HeadNorth, a Del Mar-based nonprofit dedicated to providing help and hope for spinal cord injury survivors.

TRIAL DATE SET FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF CHULA VISTA OVER CELL PHONE TAXES

February 21, 2012 Press Releases

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (February 21, 2012)– Following a ruling by Superior Court Judge Richard E. L. Strauss dismissing a recent challenge from the City of Chula Vista, a trial date has been set for a class action suit seeking millions of dollars in restitution for allegedly illegal utility taxes levied by the City on cell phone users within its boundaries.

NEARLY $2 MILLION OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT REACHED

January 11, 2012 Press Releases

Attorneys for an injured San Diego cyclist reached a $1.9 million settlement for personal injury and damages in an out-of-court agreement with defendant Newport Beach Sales and Leasing – operators of an airport shuttle service for Budget Rent-A-Car.

WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF PARENTS OF TODDLER WHO DIED AT NORTH COUNTY PRESCHOOL

January 5, 2012 Press Releases

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2012) —  Attorneys representing Aja and Daniel Howell, the parents of an Oceanside, Calif., toddler who died tragically last summer after choking on a pushpin, filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court today, seeking unspecified damages against the Oceanside Montessori School for wrongful death.