Ronald L. M. Goldman
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 60 years of experience
Aviation & Aerospace, Car Accidents, Accidents, Injuries, Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Wrongful Death
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
About Ronald L. M. Goldman
Practice Areas
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Car Accidents
- Accidents
- Injuries
- Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Brain Injury
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California, 1962J.D.
- University of Southern California, 1960B.S.L.
- Honors: Private Pilot License, USA (1980)
Representative Cases
- U.S.A. vs. Moore, 427 F.2d 1020 (10th Cir. 1970)
- People vs. Powell, 14 C.A.3d 693, 92 C.R. 501 (1971)
- Cacciaguidi v. Elliott, 39 Cal.App.3d 261, 114 Cal.Rptr. 93 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1974)
- Cacciaguidi v. Elliott, 39 Cal. Comp. Cases 963 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1974)
- Drenzek vs. Inmont Corp., 57 C.A.3d 878, 129 C.R. 429 (1976)
- Dassin vs. Darlene Knitwear, 387 F.Supp. 958 (USDC, D.Puerto Rico 1974)
- Baxter vs. Superior Court, 19 C.3d 461, 138 C.R. 315 (1977)
- Benjamins vs. British European Airways, 572 F.2d 913 (2nd Cir. 1978)
- Cable vs. Sahara Tahoe Corp., 93 C.A.3d 1025, 155 C.R. 770 (1979)
- La Pietra vs. Freed, 87 C.A.3d 384, 151 C.R. 554 (1979)
- Flashman v. Superior Court (Pacific Southwest Airlines), 107 Cal.App.3d 117, 165 Cal.Rptr. 680 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 1980)
- Sevilla vs. Stearns-Roger, Inc., 101 C.A.3d 608, 161 C.R. 700 (1980)
- Harris Corp. vs. Comair, 712 F.2d 1069 (6th Cir. 1983)
- Gradus vs. Hanson Aviation, 158 C.A.3d 1038, 205 C.R. 211 (1984)
- In Re Aircrash Disaster Near Cerritos, DiCosta vs. Aeronaves de Mexico, SA 973 F.2d 1490 (9th Cir. 1992)
- Brooks vs. St. Mary's Hospital, 57 C.A.4th 241, 66 C.R.2d 820 (1997)
- McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc., 211 F.R.D. 381 (C.D.Cal. 2002)
- McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc., 208 F.R.D. 617 (C.D.Cal. 2002)
- Tucker v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., (granting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration and holding that plaintiff's claims are not preempted by the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act)., 596 F.Supp.2d 1225 (S.D.Ind. 2008)
- Knipe v.SmithKline Beecham (Denying Defendant's motion for summary judgment and holding that plaintiffs' failure to warn claims are not preempted by the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act), 583 F.Supp.2d 553 (E.D.Pa 2008)
- Knipe v. SmithKline Beecham (Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment and holding that defendant had a duty to issue warnings regarding off-label uses and also allowing plaintiff's claims for punitive damages to proceed to the jury), 583 F.Supp.2d 602 (E.D.Pa. 2008)
- Collins v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 2008 WL 744070 (Pa. Ct.Com.Pl. 2008)
- Inversiones Papaluchi S.A.S. et al., Petitioners, v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Robinson Helicopter Company, Inc., et al., Real Parties in Interest. 20 Cal.App.5th 1055 (Feb 14, 2018 CA App 2nd)
- Selke v. Germanwings GmbH, 261 F. Supp. 3d 645 (E.D. Va. 2017)
- Tucker v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 596 F.Supp.2d 1225 (S.D.Ind. 2008)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Aviation Accident Law, Torts and Insurance, Legal Writing and Analysis, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1968 - 1989
- Lecturer and Delegate, World Peace Through Law Conferences: New York, Manila, Madrid
- Special Guest Lecturer, Christchurch Polytechnic, School of Broadcasting, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Lecturer and Delegate, Shanghai School of Social Science, Shanghai, P.R.C.
- Belli Seminars Lecturer
- Town Hall Lecturer, Aviation Law, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Tort Law, Legal Malpractice, Right of Privacy, Medical Malpractice, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
- Panel Discussion on Forced Arbitration, Alliance For Justice, Los Angeles Film Premiere of “Lost in the Fine Print”, 2015 - Present
- Ruminations on the Practice of Law – A 50-Year Perspective, Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, VCTLA Monthly Program, 2014 - Present
- Paxil Litigation, HB Litigation Conferences, 2009 - Present
- OJ Simpson criminal and civil jury verdicts, Shanghai School of Social Science, 1998 - Present
- Lecture, Special Guest Lecturer on The American Judicial System, Christchurch Polytechnic, School of Broadcasting, 1997 - Present
- “Product Liability – Didn’t Business Learn From the ‘Malpractice’ Crisis?”, Town Hall Los Angeles, Town Hall General Luncheon, Orange County Forum, 1977 - Present
- Speaker and Panel Member: Aviation Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Right of Privacy, Tort Law, Belli Seminars, 1970 - Present
- Aviation Litigation, International Law, World Peace Through Law Conferences, 1970 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1963
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1963
- United Kingdom High Court, 1972
- District of Columbia, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2006
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1970
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1973
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2012
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- District of Columbia Bar
- Public Justice
- American Bar Association, The Forum on Air and Space Law, Litigation Section and Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
- The American Association for Justice, Aviation Law Section, STEP-Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts Section
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
- Experimental Aircraft Association
- World Jurist Association of the World Peace Through Law Center
- Founding Member, World Association of Law Professors of the World Peace Through Law Center
- International Bar Association, Aviation Law Committee
- Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Ostriches Anonymous Association (OAA), Promoting Aviation Safety and Risk Awareness (Life Member)
- September 11, 2001 Tort Litigation, September 11, 2001 (Member, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee,)
- Paxil Products Liability Litigation, MDL-1574 (Member, Lead Trial Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee)
- 1998 Bell Helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California, 2006 (Lead Trial Counsel)
- 2004 Tyson Foods truck crash near Crestline, Ohio (Lead Trial Counsel)
- MDL-1953, Heparin Products Liability Litigation (Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee,)
- The National Trial Lawyers , - 2014 (Top 100 Trial Lawyers)
- Legal Expert Witness, Westlaw Round Table Group, 2012 - Present
- Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
- International Brain Injury Association (IBIA)
- American Association for Justice: Leader’s Forum; Aviation Law Section
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2021 - Present
- American Academy of Trial Attorneys
Articles
Published Works
- "Another Level of Justice: The Public Apology", Andrews Aviation Litigation, , Reporter,Volume 24, Issue 5 / April , 2006
- The Largest Heist in History
- Book: U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record Re British European Airways, Petitioner, v. Abraham Benjamins, Etc., et al. – U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings, 2011
- American Passengers Have Limited Rights in International Airline Crashes Because of a Treaty Known as the Montreal Convention – FindLaw KnowledgeBase, 2010
- Regional Air Crash Inspires New Aviation Safety Legislation – Findlaw KnowledgeBase, 2009
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