 Practice / Experience Mr. Moore is a partner in the firm. Mr. Moore's practice focuses on all areas of complex civil litigation, including entertainment litigation, insurance coverage, and partnership disputes. Mr. Moore has brought and defended cases throughout Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Illinois and Delaware, both on the federal and state level. Washington Law and Politics magazine has selected Mr. Moore as a "Rising Star" in Seattle's legal community for each year since the magazine's inception in 2002.
Education / Background - J.D., Boston University School of Law
Third Year Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine - B.A., Journalism, Political Science, University of Iowa
- Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine
- Law Clerk, Washington State Court of Appeals
Representative Cases Insurance Coverage
- Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. v. Lloyds, et al. – Successfully tried claims against Chubb subsidiary to verdict in a multi-week jury trial in Delaware Superior Court, securing an award in excess of $10 million and one of the first findings of bad faith against a directors and officers liability insurer. Currently litigating related claims in excess of $47 million against Lloyd’s of London and additional insurers.
- Amazon.com v. Swiss Re, et al. – Successfully prosecuted multi-million dollar claim for insurance coverage on behalf of Amazon.com against multiple insurers in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Pendleton Woolen Mills v. Employers Ins. of Wausau – Overcame multiple motions for summary judgment brought by defendant insurers to recover several million dollars in environmental cleanup costs for Pendleton.
- Todd Shipyards v. IRI – Litigated claims against several insurers for damages incurred by Todd Shipyards as a result of the 2001 Seattle Nisqually earthquake.
Intellectual Property/Entertainment Litigation
- Courtney Love v. Nirvana, L.L.C., David Grohl, and Krist Novoselic – Successfully defended Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Nirvana L.L.C. against various claims brought by Courtney Love in an attempt to dissolve Nirvana L.L.C. and gain control over the Nirvana music catalog.
- Airbiquity v. AT&T – Currently defending AT&T against patent infringement claims relating to 3GPP cellular text standard.
- Avocent v. Belkin – Successfully defended Belkin against patent infringement claims relating to KVM switches.
- JEC v. Queensryche – Successfully defended the members of the band Queensryche from claims alleged by a Japanese concert promoter regarding the cancellation of a proposed tour of Japan by Queensryche after the events of 9/11.
- Implicit Networks v. Advanced Micro Devices – Currently assisting in the defense of various patent infringement claims asserted against AMD.
- The Reverend Horton Heat v. Sub Pop – Successfully litigated claims for fraud, violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, and breach of contract on behalf of The Reverend Horton Heat against Sub Pop Records.
Class Action Defense
- Daniels/McGinnis v. T-Mobile – Successfully defended T-Mobile against a proposed national class actions alleging inadequate disclosure of roaming fees, securing dismissal of the majority of the claims alleged on summary judgment.
- Schwendeman v. USAA Insurance – Successfully defended class action claims relating to the use of non-OEM parts by insurer, defeating class certification and clarifying the standard regarding the admissibility of expert opinions in class actions within Washington.
Unfair Competition/Complex Commercial Litigation
- Fluke v. Milwaukee Electric Tool – Currently defending Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation against claims of unfair competition arising from the hiring of former employees of Fluke.
- Pacific Horizon v. Repin – Successfully litigated claims for unfair competition against departing employees seeking to leverage their former employer’s trade secrets to gain control over the delivery of ship fuel in the Russian Far East.
- Jefferson Tower MRI v. Swedish Health Services – Litigated multi-million dollar claims for fraud, violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, and breach of contract against Washington’s largest hospital based on its attempt to wrongfully assume control of MRI joint venture controlled by local physicians.
- Hydropro v. U.S. Filter – Successfully defended multi-million dollar claims brought by the State of Alaska’s North Slope Borough against U.S. Filter.
- Franchise Disputes – Successfully defended large fast food franchisor headquartered in the Pacific Northwest from various claims brought by multiple out of state franchisees.
Professional Memberships - Washington State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
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