Randolph T. Moore

Trial & Litigation

• 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, limitation of liability, and seaworthiness
• 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
• Automotive Products - defense of post-collision fire, rollover, restraint system and crashworthiness cases for domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers
• Trucking - defense of post-collision fire, fifth wheel assembly, restraint system, conspicuity, transmission, and braking system cases for truck manufacturers and trucking companies

Representative Cases

• As lead trial counsel, Randy defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a multi-million dollar breach of contract/warranty action involving a large yacht.
• Randy defended a recreational boat manufacturer in a commercial dispute relating to the alleged breach of multiple dealership agreements. As lead counsel, he 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 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 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 developed, implemented and managed a national counsel program for a global manufacturer of fall protection equipment, which assisted the client in resolving, by motion, trial or settlement, more than 130 cases in more than 30 states over a period of approximately 20 years.
• Randy developed and implemented a national counsel program for a foreign automotive manufacturer for all consumer warranty cases filed against it in the United States. The program provided uniform, efficient, and cost-effective procedures for handling all aspects of the client's defense of warranty claims.