Current Employment Position(s)

Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Steve Goodman has extensive experience briefing and arguing appeals, as well as writing amicus curiae briefs, in both state and federal courts, on a wide variety of issues. His principal substantive area of practice is in insurance law, where he has represented insureds and insurers in coverage litigation relating to first-party and liability insurance, particularly in the area of insurance for environmental liabilities, with considerable experience in the matter of insurers' liability for "bad faith" and punitive damages. He also works extensively on arbitration and the law relating to the enforceability of arbitration agreements and constitutional and other limitations on punitive damages awards.

Areas of Practice

• Issues & Appeals
• Appellate Advocacy in the U.S. Supreme Court
• Appellate Litigation in Other Federal & State Courts
• Trial Litigation in Federal & State Courts
• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• International Litigation & Arbitration

Representative Cases

• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc., 518 U.S. 415 (1996)
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Oberg, 512 U.S. 415 (1994)
• Albert H. Wohlers & Co. v. Bartgis, 114 Nev. 1249 (1998), cert. denied, 527 U.S. 1038 (1999)
• Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson, 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
• American Management Systems, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Civil Action No. 3-00CV682BN.
• Austin v. Clark Equipment Co., 48 F.3d 833 (4th Cir. 1995)
• Banks v. New York Life Ins. Co., 705 So.2d 1168 (La. App. 1997), rev'd, 722 So.2d 990 (La. 1998), aff'd on rehearing, 737 So.2d 1275 (La. 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1158 (2000)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996).
• California State Employees Ass’n v. Bd. of Administration, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, 113 Cal. App. 4th 137 (3d Dist. 2003)
• Carlyle Asia Partners, L.P. v. Far Eastern Textile, Ltd., International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration, Case No. 12617/JNK.
• ChevronTexaco Corp. v. Petroecuador, No. 50 T 198 00297 04 (American Arbitration Association); Republic of Ecuador v. ChevronTexaco Corp., No. 04 Civ. 8378 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Casarotto, 517 U.S. 681 (1996)
• Hybud Equipment corp. v. Sphere Drake Ins. Co., Ltd., 64 Ohio St. 3d 657 (1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 987 (1993)
• In re Newhall Family Trust, Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court, Case No. A-167134; California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Civil Case No. G020135
• Koppers Co., et al. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., et al., 2:85-cv-2136 (W.D. Pa.), 98 F.3d 1440 (3d Cir.)
• Northern Illinois Gas Co. v. Home Ins. Co., 334 Ill. App. 3d 38 (1st Dist. 2002), Appeal Denied, 202 Ill. 2d 614 (2002).
• Opsal v. United Services Automobile Ass’n, 2 Cal. App. 4th 1197 (4th Dist. 1991), Review Granted, 816 P.2d 1308 (Cal. 1991), Review Dismissed, 826 P.2d 274 (Cal. 1992), Ordered Republished, 833 P.2d 1 (Cal. 1992).
• Partnership Placements Inc. v. Landmark Ins. Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court; California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Case No. B112272
• SportGrass, Inc. v. Turf Systems Int'l, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Civ. No. 98-550-A
• Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz, 503 U.S. 638 (1992)
• United Food and Commercial Workers International Union v. Albertsons, Inc., United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Case No. C06-813JLR , (2007)
• Westly v. CA Public Employees' Retirement System...,105 CA. Ap. 4th 1095 (3d Dist. 2003), mod' & reh’g den'd, 2003 CA. Ap. LEXIS 271 (3d Dis., 2/25/03), rv'w den'd, 2003 CA. LEXIS 2690(4/23/05) Kennard & Moreno, JJ., Dissenting
• Yee v. City of Escondido, 503 U.S. 519 (1992).
• Zurich Insurance Company v. Southern California Regional Rail Authority d.b.a. Metrolink, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Appeal No. B157582
• Issuance of Shares by Solomon Microtech Limited

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Ohio

Education

• Yale University

Published Works

• Recovery of Underlying Punitive Damages as an Element of Damages for Bad Faith Failure to Settle in Jurisdictions Where Public Policy Prohibits Insurance for Punitive Damages, 29 Insurance Litigation Reporter 237, 2007
• Another Change in U.S. Patent Law: U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Patent Licensees May Seek Declaratory Judgments in Patent-License Cases Without First Breaching the License, 2007
• Modern Day Actual Cash Value: Is It What The Insurers Intend? 22 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 282, unnamed coauthor, 1987
• Bad Faith and Punitive Damages: Annotations to First Party Cases, Statutes and Regulations, coeditor with S. Speyer, A.B.A., 1986

Address

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Washington, DC 20001-2113

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