Court Opinion · Bad-Faith Authority

City of Riverside v. RLI Insurance Co.

Court: California Court of AppealFiled: 2026-03-20

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**City of Riverside v. RLI Insurance Co.** Court: California Court of Appeal Filed: 2026-03-20T00:00:00-07:00 URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10812395/city-of-riverside-v-rli-insurance-co/ 809, 814.) B. Relevant Legal Authorities 1. Royal Globe In Royal Globe, the California Supreme Court held that a third party (i.e., an injured individual) may sue an insurer for knowingly committing certain enumerated unfair claims settlement practices “with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice” in violation of Insurance Code section 790.03, subdivision (h)(5), (14),2 “but that the third party’s suit may not be brought until the action between the injured party
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