Robert T. Horst
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Partner

Robert T. Horst is the Chair of NLdH's national insurance coverage practice group. Consistent with our firm's unique niche, Mr. Horst represents insurers in coverage disputes, bad faith litigation and class action defense.  Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, Mr. Horst  has tried over forty cases to jury verdict and has litigated matters pro hac vice in numerous jurisdictions including Delaware, Ohio, Florida, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Washington.   Mr. Horst acts as an expert in the area of insurance bad faith litigation and also serves as a private arbitrator in insurance coverage matters .  

A frequent lecturer on topics related to insurance as well as ethics, Mr. Horst has presented to such organizations as the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Property Loss Research Bureau, Insurance Society of Philadelphia, New Jersey Special Investigators Association, International Association of Special Investigative Units, Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Horst is also a contributor to various publications and was also recently quoted in the New York Times in an article on the insurability of specialty vehicles.  I n 2007 Mr. Horst was re-appointed a member of the Investigative Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention .

Published Works:

Use of Prior Claims as Evidence in Mass Tort Cases: The Commonly Overlooked Treasure Trove for the Defense, DRI Trial Tactics Newsletter, Fall, 2008

The 5th Amendment Privilege in Civil Litigation: What is the Practical Effect of an Adverse Inference?, DRI Trial Tactics Newsletter, Summer, 2008

Fraud in the Application-When Can a Carrier Void the Policy Altogether, Claims Advisor Magazine, July 17, 2008

The Deposition Testimony: Follow Three Ground Rules to Remove Fear and Uncertainty, Claims Magazine, November, 2007

The Impact of Prohibitive Costs of Arbitration Upon the Defense of Class Actions, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, April, 2004

Preemption of Bad Faith Claims by ERISA, For the Defense, May, 2004

Practice Disciplines:

Bad Faith Consulting and Litigation

Complex Litigation

Insurance Coverage

Insurance Fraud Consulting and Litigation

Reinsurance

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
J.D.

Penn State University
B.S.
Major:  Finance

Honors and Awards:

Named as one of PA's "Fifty on the Fast Track" by the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly. This list includes PA lawyers under the age of 40, nominated by their peers, expected to lead and influence the PA legal community for years to come.