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 Egan’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

Robert S. Gianelli
Adrian Barrio

2019 September