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title: Robert S. Gianelli
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# 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august/seeking-class-certification-of-an-insurance-case "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-s-gianelli "Robert S. Gianelli")

[2014 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august)

## [Insurance class action: Addressing the defenses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/insurance-class-action-addressing-the-defenses "Insurance class action: Addressing the defenses")

Abstention, Primary Jurisdiction and Exclusive Jurisdiction in insurance class

[Robert S. Gianelli](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-s-gianelli "Robert S. Gianelli")

[2016 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september)

## [Does [[case]]Egan[[/case]]’s “managing agent” rule survive 40 years later?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/does-case-egan-case-s-managing-agent-rule-survive-40-years-later "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/adrian-barrio "Adrian Barrio")
[Robert S. Gianelli](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-s-gianelli "Robert S. Gianelli")

[2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september)