Insurance Denials/Bad Faith Information, News & Blogs
Use and abuse of medical necessity criteria – Health insurers’ denial of the Hepatitis C drug Harvoni
Use and abuse of medical necessity criteria – Health insurers’ denial of the Hepatitis C drug Harvoni. These drugs offer a cure for the estimated 3.2 million people living in the United States with chronic Hepatitis C infection. Published in: Consumer Attorneys Of California January/February 2016 Authored by: Robert S. Gianelli Downloadable format: To… Read More »
Gianelli & Morris wins class certification against Blue Shield over its refusal to cover artificial lumbar disc surgery as “investigational.”
Gianelli & Morris wins class certification in case against Blue Shield over its refusal to cover artificial lumbar disc surgery as “investigational.” Gianelli & Morris has won class certification in a class action lawsuit against Blue Shield of California on behalf of patients who had their requests for artificial lumbar disc surgery denied as… Read More »
Gallimore v. Kaiser
Gallimore v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG12-616206 Gianelli & Morris Wins Class Action Lawsuit Gianelli & Morris has won a class action lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (“Kaiser”) on behalf of Wendy Gallimore and thousands of Kaiser patients. Kaiser refused to provide reconstructive surgery for excess… Read More »
Zhang v. Superior Court
(2013) 2013 Cal. LEXIS 6520 The Zhang case represents a victory for California insureds who have had to endure misconduct in the handling of their claims by their insurers. For many years, insurers were able to avoid liability for mishandling claims by taking cover under the Unfair Insurance Practices Act (UIPA) (Insurance Code… Read More »
Insurance Agents vs. Insurance Brokers
INSURANCE AGENT OR INSURANCE BROKER: A DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE Published in: Advocate – Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California – June 2013 issue Authored by: Robert S. Gianelli & Jully C. Pae Downloadable format: To download this document in .pdf format [ Click Here] Disputes often arise over whether a particular… Read More »
Certifying the Insurance Class-Action Case
ONLY 14 PERCENT OF INSURANCE CASES FILED GET CLASS CERTIFIED, BUT 90 PERCENT OF THOSE WILL SETTLE Published in: Advocate – Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, November 2011 Issue Authored by: Robert S. Gianelli Downloadable format: To download this document in .pdf format [ Click Here] A 2007 study by the… Read More »
Seeking Class Certification of an Insurance Case
CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS EACH OF THE RELEVANT CLASS-CERTIFICATION ELEMENTS- A LOOK AT THE DO’S AND DON’TS Published in: Advocate – Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, August 2014 Issue Authored by: Robert S. Gianelli Downloadable format: To download this document in .pdf format [ Click Here] Many types of… Read More »
Robert Gianelli Receives a 2015 Clay Award under the Disability Rights Category
California Lawyer magazine is a prestigious and trusted legal publication in California. Every year, the magazine publishes a list of the “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year,” also known as the CLAY Awards. The awards recognize 27 achievements in 17 areas of legal practice, honoring lawyers throughout the state whose achievements had a significant… Read More »
