Attorneys

Michael R. Goodstein 
Columbus, Ohio
Member
phone (614) 229-3231
fax (614) 221-0479
email michael.goodstein@baileycavalieri.com

Michael focuses his practice on directors and officers insurance and liability.  He represents carriers as coverage counsel and has extensive experience in representing carriers in all facets of litigation and arbitration throughout the country.  Michael received his law degree from the Washington College of Law of American University and his bachelor's degree from Brandeis University .

 

Education

American University (J.D., 1989)

Brandeis University (B.A., 1986)

 

Practice Areas

Director and Officer Liability and Insurance

Complex Litigation

 

Bar  and Court Admissions

Ohio

District of Columbia

Maryland

Virginia (inactive)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio  

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

 

Noteworthy Matters

Representation in connection with D&O claims involving:

Adelphia Communications Corporation

Montana Power Company

Enron Corporation

Dynegy, Inc.

WorldCom, Inc.

 

Reported Decisions

Tittle v. Enron Corp., 463 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2006)

Newby v. Enron Corp. (In re Enron Corp. Secs., Derivative & "ERISA" Litig.), 391 F.

        Supp. 2d 541 (S.D. Tex. 2005)

In re: Adelphia Comm. Corp. , 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 644 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. March 6, 2007)

In re Adelphia Comm. Corp., 285 B.R. 580 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2002)

In re Adelphia Comm. Corp., 302 B.R. 439 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Associated Elec. & Gas Ins. Servs. v. Rigas, 382 F. Supp. 2d 685 (E.D. Pa. 2004)

In re WorldCom, Inc. Sec. Lit., 354 F.Supp. 649 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)

Commercial Capital Bankcorp, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., 419 F. Supp. 2d 1173

        (C.D. Cal. 2006)

GTE New Media Servs., Inc. v. Ameritech Corp., 44 F. Supp. 2d 313 (D.C. Cir. 1999)

Hartford Accident & Indem. Co. v. Pro-Football, Inc., 127 F.3d 1111 (D.C. Cir. 1998)

 

Memberships

Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)

Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations