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Claiming Corporate Negligence

An individual who has been seriously injured by a product that was deemed safe for its intended use can take legal action in the form of a product liability lawsuit. The law states that it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to design and produce a product that is safe for use, and failure to do so could result in legal repercussions.

If you were injured or you lost a loved one as a result of a defective product, contact a San Francisco product liability lawyer at Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP. Our legal team can skillfully investigate your case and help you seek damages for your pain and suffering.

In our decades of practice, we have favorably resolved a number of product liability cases, including a $5,350,000 settlement for a surgeon whose SUV stalled due to a manufacturing flaw. The surgeon, who underwent neck fusion after being rear-ended when the vehicle stalled, is just one of the many successful personal injury victims that we’ve been able to help at Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP.

Cases We Handle

Some of the most common types of product liability cases that we handle are:

  • Defective machinery
  • Defective vehicles/vehicle components
  • Dangerous consumer goods
  • Defective construction tools and equipment

It is our mission to build a strong and successful case on your behalf, and we will not rest until we have done exactly this. We invest great time and energy into thoroughly investigating the design of the product that injured you. We also closely inspect aspects such as the engineering and ergonomics of the product. With the proper research, we can better ensure that your claim for compensation will be successful.

The investigative and analytical skills that you need in a lawyer can be found in all of our product liability attorneys at Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP. We offer free consultations to all of our personal injury clients, and we work on a contingency fee basis. We only charge for our legal services after we have favorably resolved your product liability case. If for some reason, we are unable to obtain a successful settlement or verdict on your behalf, then you will owe us nothing for our time.

Put Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP on your side. Call our personal injury law firm to schedule an appointment.

CASES WE SOLVED

Results

$10,000,000

Settlement for Police Shooting

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Walker, Hamilton & Kearns represented the mother of a young man who had been shot in a bathroom by a California Highway Patrol officer. In May 2025, Walter “Skip” Walker and Jeffrey Walker secured a $9.2 million jury verdict in this police shooting case. Subsequently, the case settled for $10,000,000. View Details
$3,400,000

Settlement Award for Negligent Surgical Procedure

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Tim Hamilton represented a Plaintiff who was severely injured when the Defendant negligently performed a uro-gynecological surgical procedure. Mr. Hamilton secured a settlement in the amount of $3,400,000. View Details
$6,500,000

Settlement for Motorcyclist

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Skip Walker represented a motorcyclist in Nevada County, CA who was involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up on SR-20. Mr. Walker was able to settle this matter for $6.5 million. View Details
$450,000

Settlement for Mother of Incarcerated Man in Jail Suicide

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Jeff Walker represented the mother of man who died while incarcerated at a jail in Hollister, California. View Details

Settlement for Police Shooting

Walker, Hamilton & Kearns represented the mother of a young man who had been shot in a bathroom by a California Highway Patrol officer. In May 2025, Walter “Skip” Walker and Jeffrey Walker secured a $9.2 million jury verdict in this police shooting case. Subsequently, the case settled for $10,000,000.
View Details

Settlement Award for Negligent Surgical Procedure

Tim Hamilton represented a Plaintiff who was severely injured when the Defendant negligently performed a uro-gynecological surgical procedure. Mr. Hamilton secured a settlement in the amount of $3,400,000.
View Details

Settlement for Motorcyclist

Skip Walker represented a motorcyclist in Nevada County, CA who was involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up on SR-20. Mr. Walker was able to settle this matter for $6.5 million.
View Details

Settlement for Mother of Incarcerated Man in Jail Suicide

Jeff Walker represented the mother of man who died while incarcerated at a jail in Hollister, California.
View Details

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