Randy Moore represents clients in complex product liability, commercial, class action, and admiralty/maritime litigation. His trial and litigation experience includes the defense of product manufacturers in maritime, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, general commercial, class action, and consumer warranty cases in federal and state courts. Randy also counsels product manufacturers on compliance with state and federal regulations and industry standards, and advises them on product liability preventative measures, safety recalls, warnings, product operation manuals and warranties. Randy also serves as a private arbitrator, mediator, and discovery referee on civil disputes in state and federal courts.
Trial & Litigation
Obtained several involuntary dismissals for multi-level marketing company in multi-state and single state consumer class actions
Defended juvenile products manufacturer in national and state consumer class actions
Obtained defense jury verdict for a recreational boat manufacturer in a multi-million-dollar breach of contract/warranty action involving a large yacht
Obtained summary judgment for a recreational boat manufacturer in a multi-million-dollar commercial dispute relating to the alleged breach of dealership agreements
Obtained involuntary dismissals for 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
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 based on an unconventional application of the federal Death on the High Seas Act. 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
Represented an individual limited partner in a multi-million-dollar fraud and breach of contract action
Safety and Compliance Counseling
Developed, implemented and managed a national counsel product safety program for a global manufacturer of fall protection equipment
Developed and implemented a national counsel litigation program for a foreign automotive manufacturer for all consumer warranty cases filed against it in the United States
Developed a national warranty and product return program for a major clothing manufacturer and its independent retailer network
Mediation & Arbitration Practice
Presided over numerous mandatory attorney’s fee arbitrations filed with the Orange County Bar Association
Presided over numerous civil cases as a settlement officer or private mediator
Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S., Urban and Environmental Affairs)
Boston University (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude)
Certified Admirality & Maritime Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization (June 2013-June 2024)
Commissioner, State Bar Admirality and Maritime Law Advisory Commission (2014-2019)
Former Chair, State Bar Admirality and Maritime Law Advisory Commission
Maritime Law Association, Associate
Marine Insurance and General Average Committee
Marine Torts and Casualties Committee
Federal Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee Member and Arbitrator
Business Litigation Section
Tort and Trial Practice Section, Former Chair
American Boat and Yacht Council
Recipient, 2008 ABYC Writer's Award
Certified ABYC Marine Technician in Standards
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Boating Industry Risk Management Council (2013-2023)
American Society of Safety Engineers
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Member of ANSI A10.32 - 2012 Subcommittee
Certified OSHA Fall Prevention & Protection Competent Person Training (2011)
"Legal 101: Primer on Daubert Challenges," Presenter, 2018 ABYC Marine Law Symposium, Charleston, SC (April 10, 2018)
"The Anatomy of a Boating Accident: Case Study of Sailboat Capsizing," Presenter, 2018 ABYC Marine Law Symposium, Charleston, SC (April 10, 2018)
"The Anatomy of a Maritime Product Liability Case," Co-presenter, The Admiralty Law Symposium, presented by the Federal Bar Association Admiralty Law Section and the American Bar Association TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, San Diego, CA (February 8, 2016)
“Fair Warning: Strategies for Complying With California’s Proposition 65,” Co-presenter, International Boatbuilders Exhibition & Conference (September 15, 2015)
“Navigating Unfamiliar Waters: An Overview of Maritime Tort Law,” Presenter, Knox Marine Yacht Claims Conference (February 12, 2015)
“Consumer Warranty Litigation: Steps to Minimize Exposure,” Presenter, United Marine Manufacturers Association (December 13, 2014)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2016-2024), Admiralty and Maritime Law (2023)
Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability LItigation - Defendants (2023)
Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Services, State Bar of California
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
American Cancer Society, Regional Council Member, Orange County Region
Corporate Development Advisory Council, Former Chair
Orange County Barron’s League, Original and Sustaining Member
Cummins & White, Newport Beach, CA (1987-1989)
Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, Long Beach, CA (1985-1987)
California
Supreme Court of California
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, All Districts of California