Insurance Law

Secondary practice area

City of Riverside v. RLI Insurance Co. — Royal Globe joinder rule does not bar additional insured from suing both insurer and the named insured contractor in same action

/ March 20, 2026

Fourth District holds that the Royal Globe joinder rule does not bar an additional insured city from suing both its contractor’s insurer and the contractor in the same action arising from a fatal pedestrian accident.

Insurance Law, Litigation

People ex rel. Henggeler v. Dauod — Insurance-Fraud Qui Tam Suit Survives Public-Disclosure Bar Even When Based on Trial Testimony

/ January 6, 2026

Fourth District holds the public-disclosure bar in California’s Insurance Frauds Prevention Act stops a qui tam plaintiff only when the suit is based on publicly disclosed allegations or transactions of fraud — not when it merely uses publicly available information.