Printable FormatStanley Goos
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Mr. Goos is a member of the firm, co-leader of the Nanotechnology Industry Team, and practices in the Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation, Environmental Law and Insurance Litigation and Product Liability Defense PracticeGroups, and the Medical and Life Sciences Industry Team. Listed in New York Super Lawyers, his practice concentrates in mass and toxic tort litigation involving lead, mold, multi-chemical exposures, nano particle exposures, and products liability litigation. Mr. Goos defends claims of birth defects, cancer and neurological injuries utilizing the expert disciplines of epidemiology, toxicology, neurology, genetics, oncology, neuropsychology and the fields of industrial hygiene, modeling, ventilation, occupational medicine and odor biochemistry. Mr. Goos was named the defendants' co-liaison counsel for the personal injury claim cases brought by off-site workers after the World Trade Center terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.
Mr. Goos co-authored "Medical Devices", a chapter in the book FDA Regulation of Nanotechnology, which is part of the American Bar Association’s Nanotechnology Project. He has lectured on risk management and the regulation of nano materials at the American Bar Association and at the Emerging Environmental Claims Manager conference. Mr. Goos published the article “FDA Task force Recommendations for Regulation of Nanotechnology”, in the Spring 2008 issue of The ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Committee News of the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee. He was also Chair of the Nanotechnology Panel for the Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Committee at the annual ABA 2007 meeting.
Mr. Goos co-authored a chapter on medical devices for the book due to be published in 2011, entitled FDA Regulation of Nanotechnology, which is part of the American Bar Association’s Nanotechnology Project, has lectured on risk management and the regulation of nano materials at an American Bar Association conference and an Emerging Environmental Claims Manager conference. Mr. Goos published the article “FDA Task force Recommendations for Regulation of Nanotechnology”, in the Spring 2008 issue of The ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Committee News of the Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee. He also chaired a panel on Nanotechnology for the Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Committee at the annual ABA meeting in 2007.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Goos has been corporate counsel to small businesses and represented clients in commercial real estate matters.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Goos was an educator teaching in various private schools from 1981 to 1989. He presently coordinates the firm’s Continuing Legal Education program for the New York City office.
Decisions of Interest include:
- Ortega v. Elge Associates, et al.,Sup. Ct., Queens County, Index No. 26680/06. (Nov. 2009) tenant was unable to establish general and specific causation for injuries which were allegedly caused by exposure to mold in plaintiff's apartment.
- Fletcher v. Manor Realty, LLC, Sup. Ct., Kings County, Index No. 3242/08 (May 2011) plaintiff's expert was unable to prove specific and general causation because of lack of demonstrable evidence of toxic exposure.
Professional & Community Activities
Mr. Goos served as chair of the American Bar Association’s Toxic Tort Environmental Law Committee of the Trial and Insurance Practice section of the ABA and he is the liaison to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Environmental Law. He chaired the Toxic Tort Environmental Law Committee meeting in Phoenix in Spring 2009 and was recently appointed as a member of the American Chemical Society. Mr. Goos is a New York State Delegate to the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), and was appointed to membership of the CLM Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. In April 2006 he moderated a panel entitled “Beware/Don’t Worry About What You Breathe – The Latest in Silica and Mixed Dust Pneumoconiosis, Benzene.” In March 2005, he was moderator of a panel for the American Bar Association entitled, “Litigation Driven Science.”
Mr. Goos has published several Harris Beach legal alerts including:
- “New York Appellate Court Prevents Mass Tort Plaintiffs From Invoking Toxic Tort Statute of Limitations Tolling Provision Where Expert Affidavit Lacks Specificity,” November 2005.
- “Parker v. Mobil: New York High Court Articulates Standard for Causation in Low Dose Benzene Exposure Toxic Tort Action,” December 2006.
He has also published articles, including:
- “Ruling May Open Door to Prejudicial Non‑Probative Evidence” Mealey’s Litigation Report; July 1997.
Mr. Goos is President of the Board of Directors of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue.
Recognized as a New York State Super Lawyer
