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Richard McAlpin Recognized as Super Lawyer for the Eighth Consecutive Year Richard J. McAlpin has been named a Florida “Super Lawyer” in the areas of Transportation and Maritime by Law & Politics for the eighth year in a row. In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Law & Politics employs a […]

TheMcAlpin Florez Marcotte litigation team successfully represented Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. at a three-day arbitration that resulted in a complete denial of the crewmember’s claims for maintenance and cure and failure to provide prompt, proper and adequate medical care and treatment.  McAlpin Florez Marcotte proved that Royal Caribbean had complied […]

McAlpin Florez Marcotte Wins Motion to Dismiss for Fraud on the Court – In a case involving claims of serious orthopedic and neurologic injuries after an alleged accident during a lifeboat drill, McAlpin Florez Marcotte discovered plaintiff had failed to disclose a doctor who treated her for some of the […]

McAlpin Florez Marcotte successfully enforced a foreign selection clause requiring arbitration of a crewmember’s claim against his employer, a major cruise line.  Unhappy with the result, the crewmember appealed the federal court Order to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeal.  On appeal, McAlpin Florez Marcotte successfully argued the lower […]