Coryn D. Hubbert

Coryn is a member of the Professional Liability Department where she focuses her practice on the defense of public entities, police, prison and correctional officers, as well as elected officials in civil rights, employment and land use matters. In addition to the core areas of her practice, Coryn also has experience with general liability, automobile liability, premises and retail liability, and property litigation matters.

Coryn attended Arcadia University, where she graduated cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Pre-Law. Thereafter, she attended Penn State Dickinson Law, where she graduated cum laude with a juris doctor and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship Law - Concentration in Intellectual Property and Technology in 2023.

While in law school, Coryn received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards (highest grade) in Insurance Law, Intro to Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law, and Family Law. She also served as a research assistant for the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs and as the Vice President of the Intellectual Property Law Society. Upon graduation, Coryn was inducted into the Woolsack Honor Society for ranking in the top 15% of her class.

Results

Summary Judgment Won in a Premises Liability Action

We obtained summary judgment on behalf of two homeowners in a premises liability action. One of the homeowners called his father, the plaintiff, asking him to come to his house because he was having his roof replaced and had concerns about the work being done. The plaintiff arrived at the home and observed nails and other debris strewn about the entire property. Nonetheless, he entered the property to assess the roofing work and took care to avoid stepping on any nails. As he was leaving the property, he stepped on a nail, which went through his foot. The plaintiff asserted claims of negligence against both homeowners and also attempted to assert that, because his son requested that he come to inspect the roofing work, he was a business invitee rather than a licensee. We argued that the plaintiff was a licensee as he was a social guest who was merely providing advice to his son. They further argued that the homeowners owed no duty to the plaintiff as he knew the nails were strewn about the property and he understood the risk involved in walking there. We also argued that the plaintiff’s claim was barred by assumption of risk because as he was aware of the nails on the property and, nonetheless, voluntarily proceeded to walk onto the property. The court agreed and granted summary judgment in favor of the homeowners.

Summary Judgment Obtained for a Homeowners’ Association

We secured summary judgment for a homeowners’ association. The plaintiff owned an apartment in a planned community and sought to drill a hole through the exterior wall of the building to vent an HVAC unit. The HOA denied his request, and the plaintiff asserted claims of negligence and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealings, alleging that the HOA treated him unfairly by denying his request. Despite providing numerous photos of other holes through the exterior wall of the building, the plaintiff admitted during his deposition that they did not know whether the HOA had ever permitted another unit owner to drill a hole in the exterior wall. We successfully argued that the plaintiff could not put forth any evidence demonstrating unfair treatment, or that the request had been denied in bad faith.