Randy Moore has successfully represented clients in complex product liability, commercial, class action, intellectual property, and admiralty/maritime litigation since 1985. He has served as lead trial counsel in the defense of product manufacturers in wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, contract, franchise/dealership, patent/trademark and warranty cases that have resulted in defense verdicts or dispositive relief for his clients in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Randy has also counseled product manufacturers on compliance with state and federal regulations and industry standards, and has advised them on product liability preventative measures, safety recalls, warnings, product operation manuals, and warranty language. He has developed national and regional litigation programs designed to manage specific or repetitive litigation claims, and has served as national or regional counsel for manufacturers of automotive products, marine products, and personal protective equipment.
Representative Litigation
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Trial & Litigation
- Automotive Products – defense of post-collision fire, rollover, restraint system and crashworthiness cases for domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers
- Marine Products – defense of recreational boat and engine manufacturers in product liability and warranty cases arising under the state law or federal admiralty/maritime law, including claims involving propeller injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning, collisions, steering/throttle controls, explosions/fires, and seaworthiness
- Trucking – defense of post-collision fire, fifth wheel assembly, restraint system, conspicuity, transmission, and braking system cases for truck manufacturers and trucking companies
- Consumer/Industrial Products – defense of manufacturers of personal protective equipment, including fall protection equipment, respirators, eye protection, and hearing protection, and various other products, including sporting goods equipment, generators, scaffolds, ladders, and power tools
Representative Cases
- As lead trial counsel, Randy successfully defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a multi-million dollar breach of contract/warranty action involving a large sailing yacht. After a two-week trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, the jury returned a unanimous defense verdict in under one hour.
- Randy successfully defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a commercial dispute relating to the alleged breach of multiple dealership agreements. As lead counsel, he successfully opposed Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, motion to compel arbitration of its multi-million dollar damage claim, and appeal from the order denying arbitration. Randy ultimately obtained summary judgment for his client on all claims.
- Randy successfully defended several ski boat manufacturers in a nationwide putative class action lawsuit seeking to preclude them from selling boats without certain design features and warning labels. As lead counsel, Randy defeated Plaintiff’s request for class certification and ultimately obtained judgments on or involuntary dismissals of all claims.
- Based on an unconventional application of the federal Death on the High Seas Act, Randy obtained summary judgment for a recreational boat manufacturer in a wrongful death action arising out of a boating fatality that occurred on a 14-mile inland Mexican river. He then successfully opposed Plaintiff’s appeal of the trial court’s ruling before the California Court of Appeal, which found in its published opinion that this body of water constituted the “high seas” under the Act.
- Randy served as lead counsel, through summary judgment, in defending a marine engine manufacturer against multiple wrongful death claims arising out of a boating accident.
- In 1992, Randy helped develop and implement a national counsel program for a global manufacturer of fall protection equipment. He took over the management of the program and over the next 20 years assisted the client in successfully resolving, by motion, trial or settlement, more than 120 cases in more than 30 states.
- In 2009, Randy developed and implemented a national counsel program for all consumer warranty cases filed in the United States against a foreign automotive manufacturer. The program provided uniform, efficient, and cost-effective procedures for handling all aspects of the client’s defense of warranty claims, including pleadings, discovery, case evaluation, case reporting, settlement, and trial.
Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985)
- Associate Editor, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S., Urban and Environmental Affairs, 1984)
- Boston University (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1980)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
- United States District Court, All Districts of California
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of California, Special Master
- American Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- Business Litigation Section
- Product Liability Section, Former Chairperson
- American Boat and Yacht Council
- Recipient, 2008 ABYC Writer's Award
- Defense Research Institute
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Member of ANSI A10.32 Committee
- National Safety Council
- International Society of Fall Protection
- Certified OSHA Fall Prevention & Protection Competent Person Training (2011)
Representative Presentations & Publications
- The Warranty Report: A Survey of Marine-Specific State Warranty Statutes (California), Contributing Author, National Marine Manufacturers Association Publication (2008-2011 Editions)
- What Can a Manufacturer Do? Minimizing Warranty Related Costs, The Reference Point (Winter 2008)
- Seller Beware! What Manufacturers Should Know About Consumer Warranty Law, The Reference Point (Fall 2007)
- A Warning About Warnings: What Manufacturers Should Know, The Reference Point (Summer 2007)
- Navigating the Unsettled Seas of Product Liability Law, The Reference Point (Spring 2007)
- Presenter or Co-Presenter of In-House, Bar Association, Trade Association and Client Seminars, including:
- Debt Collection and Enforcement of Judgments
- Consumer Warranty Legislation and Litigation
- Expert Witness Disclosure Requirements and Depositions
- OSHA Construction Regulations
- ANSI Fall Protection Standards
- Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
- State and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Trial Preparation and Advocacy
Community Involvement
- American Cancer Society, Orange County Region, Board of Directors
- Corporate Development Council, Former Chair
- Orange County Barron’s League, Original and Sustaining Member
- Former Irvine Unit Board President
- Orange County High Schoolof the Arts, President’s Circle, Member
Other Professional Experience
- Cummins & White, Newport Beach, CA (1987-1989)
- Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, Long Beach, CA (1985-1987)
