Goldberg Segalla added Christopher S. Arnold to the firm’s Toxic Tort and Environmental Law group in Philadelphia.

Chris has focused his practice on mass tort, toxic tort, and environmental law for close to 25 years. He has extensive experience defending clients against asbestos cases in courts throughout West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Recently, his practice focused heavily in the emerging field of talcum powder litigation. Here, Chris represented a Fortune 50 company, handling discovery, pretrial development and trial support, which resulted in a defense verdict in January 2025. He also served as liaison counsel in this litigation, taking on lead counsel obligations for a number of talcum powder cases pending in Pennsylvania. Throughout his career, Chris has advocated for a diverse range of clients – from major manufacturers, distributors and premises owners to small businesses and individuals – providing diligent and effective legal representation. In addition to his practice in toxic tort litigation, Chris has experience in cases involving catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death. He has handled a host of issues in the oil and gas field of law.

Chris earned his B.A. from the University of Florida and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.