Our Practice Areas
R+C Litigators represents employers and insurance carriers nationwide in the defense of claims arising under the Defense Base Act, as extended by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The firm handles complex claims involving alleged orthopedic and psychological injuries arising from overseas employment on U.S. military bases and U.S. Embassy operations, including exposure to war hazards. R+C Litigators provides strategic, exposure-focused defense of all aspects of DBA and Longshore claims, including compensability, disability benefits, average weekly wage, medical entitlement, loss of wage-earning capacity, last responsible employer/carrier issues, and impairment ratings, and regularly appears before the OWCP, Office of Administrative Law Judges, and the Benefits Review Board. The firm also assists carriers with War Hazards Compensation Act reimbursement and advises on claims-handling compliance and early resolution strategies.
R+C Litigators represents commercial property owners, residential and condominium associations, retailers, and marina owners in the defense of premises liability claims throughout Florida. The firm handles a wide range of claims involving alleged slip and fall and trip and fall incidents arising from hazardous conditions such as liquids or debris, poor lighting, uneven surfaces, flooring defects, parking lot conditions, and falling merchandise. R+C Litigators provides strategic, defense-oriented representation focused on early liability assessment and exposure control, asserting defenses including lack of actual or constructive notice, open and obvious conditions, comparative fault, lack of foreseeability, and statutory compliance. The firm works closely with qualified experts, including human factors, safety, engineering, medical, and industry standards experts, to aggressively and efficiently defend clients’ interests.
R+C Litigators represents insurers and insured professionals in the defense of professional liability claims arising from alleged errors, omissions, and breaches of professional duties. The firm defends claims involving a wide range of professions and provides strategic, exposure-focused representation from early claim evaluation through litigation. R+C Litigators works closely with industry experts and carriers to assess liability, defend coverage positions where appropriate, and achieve efficient resolution while minimizing risk and defense costs.
R+C Litigators represents insureds and carriers in a wide range of admiralty and maritime matters, including vessel collisions and allisions, dockings, vessel fires, recreational and passenger vessel injuries, crew and passenger claims, chartered vessel disputes, marine insurance coverage matters, salvage claims, groundings, navigation and piloting errors, cargo damage and bills of lading disputes, marine subrogation and recovery, marina and shipyard liability, and claims arising under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), the Jones Act, and Limitation of Liability Actions. Practicing in Florida’s uniquely active maritime environment, the firm provides strategic defense and exposure-focused representation to marine insurers, vessel owners, and operators, including Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London.
R+C Litigators represents private companies and their insurers in product liability, mass tort, and toxic tort litigation. The firm has significant experience defending suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, and retailers in cosmetic talc litigation involving allegations of asbestos exposure and claimed diagnoses including mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and COPD. R+C Litigators works closely with nationally recognized experts—including industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, geologists, materials scientists, pathologists, economists, and state-of-the-art experts—to limit liability and exposure. The firm also defends medical device and consumer product manufacturers in personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from alleged product defects.
R+C Litigators represents insurers and carriers in residential and commercial property damage claims throughout Florida, including water, wind, and fire losses, first- and third-party claims, bad faith allegations, and related coverage disputes. The firm issues coverage opinions, reservation of rights and declination letters, conducts pre-suit examinations under oath, and defends declaratory judgment and injunction actions. R+C Litigators also handles appraisal proceedings and works closely with engineers and other property experts to strategically defend claims, while advising insurers on compliance with Florida’s claims-handling statutes, regulations, and insurance laws applicable to both domestic and surplus lines carriers.
