Insurance Law

1st District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Insurance Law, Litigation

People v. Bankers Insurance Co. — Trial Court Retains Bond Jurisdiction After Off-the-Record Finding of Sufficient Excuse

automatic / May 21, 2026

First District affirms bail bond forfeiture, holding that a trial court's on-the-record acknowledgment of an off-the-record explanation for a defendant's nonappearance suffices to retain jurisdiction over the bond under Penal Code section 1305.1.

2nd District Court of Appeal, Insurance Law, Litigation

Nargizyan v. State Farm — Court Revives Homeowner’s Claim Over Pipe Leak, Finding Insurer Misapplied Seepage Exclusion

automatic / May 14, 2026

The Second District reversed summary judgment for State Farm, finding triable issues on whether a pinhole pipe leak met the policy's seepage exclusion and whether the insurer acted in bad faith by reversing its own coverage determination.

4th District Court of Appeal, Insurance Law, Litigation

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

automatic / 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.

4th District Court of Appeal, Insurance Law, Litigation

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

automatic / 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.