Lawrence Kamm, Licensed Engineer

I analyze industrial & factory accidents to determine causes and responsibilities. Frequently, if a factory worker has not been negligent, an accident leads to a product liability lawsuit, usually for strict liabilty. I analyze the product defect, usually a design defect. (I spent most of my career as a design engineer.) I work for both plaintiffs and defendants. "I calls'em as I sees 'em"

To discuss your case telephone me, Lawrence Kamm, at 619-224-3494. You may then send me a package of evidence and I will phone you an opinion. (No charge.) You may then decide whether or not to retain me as a consultant or expert witness.

• Product liability; a fall from a ladder was due to worker negligence and not from a defective tool.

• Product liability; defective design of customers' carts in a supermarket caused a fall injury.

• Product liability; fire caused by a dangerous heating tool. Responsibilty was for an inadequate safety warning printed in small type in an instruction leaflet.

• Product liability; hand cut off by a saw in a lumber yard.

• Product liability; hand crushed in a factory by a three roll rubber mill having an inadequate guard.

• Product liability; worker's arm crushed by an inadequately guarded factory conveyor.

• Possible product liability; An untrained mechanic was injured when repairing an inadequately guarded clay pigeon throwing machine.

• Product liability; an omitted safety brake caused a hand to be crushed when a hoist dropped a load in a factory.

• Product liability; a child was scalded by overheated spa water.

• Product liability; faulty operation of a wheel chair lift injured its operator. Unsafe electrical design.

• Product liability; maintenance worker injured by an improperly modified machine in a pie making factory.

• Injury due to a worn out door latch.

• Product liability; worker crushed to death in a saw mill log feeder with inadequate safety means.

• Product liability; worker's hand crushed by employer's home made conveyor with an inadequate guard.

• Product liability defense; electro-mechanical cell phone focusing device based on precision screw threads and a TV sensor chip. I demonstrated that the lawsuit was based on incorrect blame for rejects and incompetent manufacturing engineering.

• Product liability; a child was burned by touching an unguarded glass fireplace screen which was heated by radiation from the fireplace.

• Product liability; a worker was flash burned from a short circuit caused by an uninsulated tool which could have been insulated.

• Possible product liability. A workman injured his hand in an inadequately guarded tool grinder in a factory.

• Lockout-tagout failure resulting in improper rubber mill operation and a damaged hand. I demonstrated that both inadequate codes and contracts caused an oversight by workers.

• Telephone guidance to an insurance adjuster faced with a vandalism case.

• Analysis of a casualty distinguishing between vandalism and product liability.

• Wrongful discharge. I evaluated the technical merits of the employee's proposals and safety actions which were part of the excuse for the discharge and I concluded the employee's excellent competence with an extensive interview.

• Industrial product liability lawsuit. I suggested a better engineering solution to the problem to obviate litigation.

• Product liability; I demonstrated that the injury to a medical patient was due to the surgeon's negligence and not to the medical device used.

• Product liabilty; a gasoline filler nozzle failed so a woman was doused with gasoline. Furthermore the manufacturer had offered an inexpensive safety "spitback" deflecting attachment as a backup safety device and the gas station had failed to add it.

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Columbia (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering)

• M.E.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn

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• California P.E. License E5897

• Memberships: IEEE, ASME, Sigma Xi, Mensa

• Many years experience as a design engineer.

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• Lawrence Kamm
• 1515 Chatsworth Blvd.
• San Diego CA 92107
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• 619-224-3594 (phone), 619-224-3495 (fax)
• ljkamm@ljkamm.com (email)

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