John C. Goodson

John C. Goodson

PARTNER

(903) 277-5507
john@handlermartin.com
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John is a trial lawyer with a national class action practice focused on complex litigation, including insurance, consumer protection, and commercial disputes. He has served as co-counsel in numerous high-impact cases, helping secure landmark results. John has also co-counseled and resolved multiple class actions, delivering more than $2 billion in class benefits. He brings a strategic, results-driven approach to large, multi-jurisdictional matters.

Representative Cases

  • Co-counsel for Arkansas Public Employers Retirement System in case alleging securities fraud in In re Brocade Securities Litigation (3:05-cv-02042), which resulted in a $160,000,000 settlement for the class.  The case involved claims for violations of “stock options backdating,” and the settlement was close to a 100% recovery for the class.
  • Co-counsel for Arkansas Teachers Retirement System in securities fraud action in In re MGM Mirage Securities Litigation (2:09-cv-01558), where a settlement of $75,000,000 dollars for the class was recovered.
  • Co-counsel for Arkansas Teachers Retirement System in securities fraud litigation against Adeptus Health, Inc. (4:17-cv-0449), where a settlement of $44,000,000 in damages was obtained for the class.
  • Co-counsel for Arkansas State Highway Employee Retirement System in securities fraud litigation case (2:13-cv-09174) in which $15,000,000 was recovered for the class.
  • Co-counsel in representing a nationwide class action on behalf of clients of certain accounting firms in the Arkansas State Court styled Warmack-Muskogee vs Pricewaterhouse Coopers, et al Civil Action No. CV-01-504-3.  Through that litigation, the class alleged that the accounting firms overcharged their clients for costs and expenses paid to travel vendors.  As a result of the litigation, class counsel obtained settlements in the total amount of $108,000,000.
  • Co-counsel successfully representing a nationwide class against Google, Inc. The case gained national recognition in its successful efforts to protect advertising clients from “click fraud” from their internet provider Google, Inc.  As a result of this litigation a settlement which received final approval in the amount of $90,000,000 was obtained.
  • Co-counsel in resolving the following class action cases: Beasley, et al vs Reliable Insurance, et al, CV-05-058, Larry Berry , et al vs Titeflex Corporation, et al, CV-04-211(Clark County Arkansas), Anthony Hunsucker, et al  vs American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin, et al, CV-07-155, Glenn Gross, et al vs Atlantic Lloyds Insurance Company of Texas, et al CV-07-374, Tom Simental vs California State Automobile Association, et al, CV-07-359, Bonnie Johnson, et al vs Clarendon American Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-138, Gary White, et al vs American Casualty Company of Reading PA, et al CV-07-419, Martha Hogue, et al vs Federated Mutual Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-267, Lorene Atkinson, et al vs General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, et al, CV-07-126, Martha Sweeten, et al vs American Empire Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-154, George Zarebski, et al vs Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest, et al, CV-06-409-3, Phyllis Gibson, et al vs Hanover Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-429, Kathern Pizarro, et al vs Horace Mann Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-428, Glenn Gross vs Insurance Company of the West, et al, CV-07-358, Erlinda Soto, et al vs AAA Mid-Atlantic Insurance Company of New Jersey, et al CV-07-368, Sylvia Webb, et al vs The First Liberty Insurance Corporation, et al, CV-07-418, Craig Gooding, et al vs Grange Indemnity Insurance Company, et al CV-07-456, Victoria Jones vs American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, et al CV- 07-470, Sheila Frugia, et al vs Allied P&C Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-417, Dusty Easley, et al vs Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-139, Jessica Parker, et al vs Mountain Laurel Assurance Company, et al, CV-07-415, Glenn Gross, et al vs W.R. Berkley Corporation, et al, CV-07-264, Chad Hunter, et al vs American Central Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-071, Glenn Gross, et al, vs Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, et al, CV-07-086, which have resulted in class benefits which have exceeded $1.5 billion dollars.
  • Co-counsel in the class action depreciation of labor cases against numerous insurance carriers:  Larey, et al vs. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company, 14-cv-4008, Green and Edwards, et al vs.  American Modern Home Insurance Company,14-cv-1474 Braden and Brown, et al vs. Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids Michigan, 15-cv-4114, Brown, et al vs. Homesite Group Incorporated d/b/a Homesite Home Insurance, 14-cv-4026, Raffaelli and Simpson, et al vs. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 46CV-14-213, Cherry and Keener, et al vs. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, 46CV-15-69, Goodner, et al vs Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, 14-cv-4013, Adams, et al vs United Services Automivle Association, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, USAA General Indemnity Company, and Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company, CV-2015-105, which resulted in class benefits which exceeded $42,000,000 dollars.

Memberships

Arkansas Bar Association

Community Involvement

Board of Trustees – University of Arkansas, 2010-2020

Chairman, Board of Trustees – University of Arkansas, 2018-2020

Education

University of Arkansas, B.S.B.A.

University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D.

Admissions

Arkansas

USDC, Eastern District of Arkansas

USDC, Western District of Arkansas

US Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit