Robert S. Gianelli

Robert S. Gianelli is a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Gianelli & Morris, specializing in insurance-related class actions and individual insurance bad-faith cases. In 34 years of practice he has successfully prosecuted insurance-related class actions in state and federal courts. He serves as a Contributing Editor for the Rutter Group publication California Practice Guide: Insurance Litigation and was a finalist for the 2011 CAOC Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.

Articles written by this author:

Seeking class certification of an insurance case

Care must be taken to address each of the relevant class-certification elements – a look at the the dos and don’ts

Robert S. Gianelli

2014 August

Insurance class action: Addressing the defenses

Abstention, Primary Jurisdiction and Exclusive Jurisdiction in insurance class

Robert S. Gianelli

2016 September

Does [[case]]Egan[[/case]]’s “managing agent” rule survive 40 years later?

Most insurance bad faith cases involve a fight over the managerial status of the employees who denied the insured’s claim

Adrian Barrio
Robert S. Gianelli

2019 September