C. Scott Rybny

Scott Rybny joined the firm's Blue Bell office in 2004, and has practiced a number of different facets of insurance coverage law during his career and has developed considerable experience and knowledge in handling coverage claims, both in litigation and in an advisory capacity. Through his career, he has worked with insurers on diverse legal and strategic challenges associated with personal lines and commercial insurance coverage. This representation also includes coverage opinions, examinations under oath, and consultation on policy language in connection with claims related to personal injury protection, uninsured/underinsured motorist, homeowner's insurance, commercial insurance, excess and extra-contractual claims. He also handles other matters involving complex issues such as arson, misrepresentation and employee dishonesty. In addition to lecturing on insurance issues, Mr. Rybny provides training to insurance carriers on a variety of claim handling matters.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Defense Research Institute
• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association

Representative Cases:

• Roman v. Cumberland Ins. Group, 2007 WL 4893479 (E.D. PA 2007)
• Roman v. Cumberland Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2007 WL 3408445 (E.D. PA 2007)
• Smith v. Westfield Ins. Co, 2007 WL 4197424 (E.D.PA 2007)
• Harris v. Lumberman's Mut. Cas. Co., 409 F. Supp.2d 618 (E.D. PA 2006)
• Samantha Ward Harris v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, 2006 WL 158687 (J. Robreno) (E.D.PA 2006)
• Goldsteins Rosenbergs-Raphel Sacks v. Erie Ins. Exch., 205 WL 1323444 (Pa. Com. Pl. 2005)
• Shubert v. American Independent Ins. Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10769 (E.D. PA 2003)
• Cooper v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 21552 (E.D. PA 2002)
• Foremost Ins. Co. v. Lynch, 155 F.Supp. 2d 398; 2001 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10866 (E.D. PA 2001)

Speaking Engagements:

• "Fraud in the Application", 2011 NLdH Property Coverage & Subrogation Conference, October 5, 2011
• "Insuring Green", 104th Annual PAMIC Convention, August 2, 2011
• Panel Discussion: "Jury Verdicts Around the State", 2011 PAMIC Claims Conference, April 6, 2011
• "Emerging Issues: From the Homes We Live In to the Jewelry We Wear", PAMIC Annual Claim Convention, April 6, 2010
• "Chinese Drywall Insurance Coverage Issues & Challenges", PLRB Large Loss Conference, November 4, 2009
• "Insurance Crimes 2009", Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst, April 9, 2009
• "Insurance Coverage 101", National Business Institute, Insurance Coverage Law Seminar, December 5, 2008
• "What is Bad Faith?", National Business Institute, September 26, 2008
• "Legislative Framework and Current Developments", National Business Institute, September 26, 2008
• 9th Annual ACI National Conference on Insurance Bad Faith, ACI, San Francisco, CA, 2003

Published Works:

Greener Pastures, Best's Review, December, 2009

Extra-Contractual Litigation Against Insurers, Law Journal Press/ALM, Released September, 2009

Insurance Coverage Issues Rise with Mounting IP Lawsuits, The Legal Intelligencer, April, 2009

Pennsylvania Insurers Get First Glimpse of Campbell's Impact on Punitive Damages Under 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 8371, Mealey's: Insurance Bad Faith, Vol. 17, No. 19 (Feb. 4), 2004

Double Impact: Mishoe & Campbell Reduce Chance of Punitive Damages in PA Bad Faith Cases, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, June 30, 2003

Pennsylvania's Insurance Bad Faith Statute & ERISA-Not So Perfect Together, Defense Digest, Volume 8, No. 4, December 2002; reprinted in Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 26 P.L.W. 162, February 10, 2003

Impact of Bad Faith Litigation on Attorney-Client Privilege, Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Volume I, No. 9, October, 2002

Somebody's Watching You: The Middle District of Pennsylvania Adopts Eastern District's Position for Discoverability of Surveillance Videos, Defense Digest, Volume 7, No. 6, December, 2001

Business Pursuits Exception Shot Down, Defense Digest, Volume 7, No. 4, August, 2001