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San Francisco Defective Machinery Attorneys

Protecting Your Rights

Factories, warehouses and construction sites are dangerous places, made more dangerous by poorly designed or defective machinery. In some cases, independent equipment service companies have been known to alter or remove safety guards from industrial equipment.

When the catastrophic failure of an industrial machine or construction tool causes an injury, the accident victim can claim compensation for medical costs, lost income, pain and suffering, and other losses. If you have been injured by the failure or malfunction of equipment, you should speak with an experienced product liability attorney as soon as possible.

Obtaining Compensation for Injured Workers and Their Families

At Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP, we provide vigorous advocacy in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving corporate negligence. Other law firms often refer cases to us, because they respect our ability to obtain results in challenging cases. We have the technical resources and advocacy skills needed to prevail in defective product cases, and we will work diligently to obtain the best possible outcome for you.

Investigating the Accident and Documenting
Your Losses

When you retain us, our attorneys will undertake a comprehensive investigation of the accident and the losses you have suffered. Working with product design experts, engineers or other technical specialists, we will determine how the product failed. Our lawyers will make a full accounting of your economic and noneconomic losses, and the effect the accident has had on your life. Our careful case preparation methods often place us in a position to obtain results through assertive negotiations. If it is necessary however, you can be assured that we will be ready to go to trial.

Contact a Bay Area Machinery Injury Lawyer

For a free consultation about defective machinery case, contact Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP in San Francisco.

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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