Walker, Robert S.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

For more than 27 years Bob Walker has tried cases and represented clients in federal and state courts across the United States, defending and prosecuting claims against individuals, private and public corporations, and public entities. Bob's broad range of experience handling cases at both the trial and appellate levels encompasses product liability, commercial law, trade secrets, insurance coverage, real estate, ERISA, OSHA, environmental, and wrongful discharge matters. He has particular experience in class action and other complex litigation, including claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act.

Bob recently prevailed in an evidentiary hearing and obtained a TRO stopping Developers Diversified from being terminated "for cause" as manager of 50 properties across the country; headed Timken's trial team that won a jury trial against Bosch, recovering all the monetary and injunctive relief Timken had prayed for in the complaint; successfully arbitrated claims on behalf of Goodrich Corp. against a major defense contractor; litigated and settled the VEBA retiree benefit class action brought against Goodyear; and prevailed at the trial court level and on appeal in a lead poisoning case on behalf of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Bob is the Trial Practice's office coordinator for the Cleveland Office. He is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Lawyers Committee of the National Center for State Courts.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Labor & Employment
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• Automotive
• Insurance
• Class Action Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Consumer Fraud & Warranty Litigation
• Insurance Coverage

Representative Cases

• American Greetings prevails in $50 million breach of contract action
• Chevron and GM defend against class action arising from business activities during South Africa's apartheid regime
• Chevron Corporation obtains judgment against customer in breach of contract case and successfully defends against counterclaims
• Cooper Tire & Rubber obtains award of full defense costs for environmental matters in Ohio insurance coverage case
• Cooper Tire & Rubber successfully defends against employee wrongful death action
• Cooper Tire & Rubber successfully defends against premises liability and products case
• Cooper Tire wins Ohio court judgment in insurance recovery action against Travelers
• DDR successfully prevents being terminated as the manager of Coventry Real Estate Fund II properties , (2009)
• Delphi Automotive summary judgment win in employee disability discrimination action is affirmed on appeal
• Delphi Automotive Systems settles employee action claiming intentional tort
• Delphi successfully defends against sexual harassment litigation
• Deluxe successfully defends against five employment law cases arising out of plant closing
• GM is successful against allegations of religious discrimination
• GM is successful in breach of labor contract action
• GM obtains summary judgment in action of "reverse" discrimination under Title VII and affirmed on appeal
• GM successfully defends summary judgment appeal in personal injury case
• GM's victory of summary judgment in reverse discrimination case affirmed by Court
• Goodrich pursues contract claims against major defense contractor , (2009)
• Goodyear defends against retiree class action resulting in a landmark VEBA settlement , (2009)
• Kirtland Capital sells portfolio company PVC Container to Castle Harlan
• Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, BOA, and RBS obtain dismissal of action filed by City of Cleveland involving public nuisance claims stemming from inappropriate subprime mortgages
• Lincoln Electric reaches settlement with insurer for past costs and policy coverage for welding product claims
• Mellon Bank dismissal of actuarial malpractice action is affirmed by 6th Circuit
• North American Manufacturing Co. prevails in product liability action involving brick plant explosion
• North American Manufacturing successfully defends against product liability case involving destruction of furnace
• Parker Hannifin defends against nationwide products liability class action , (2009)
• Parker Hannifin prevails in two appeals of contract interpretation case
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco summary judgment in Tennessee price discrimination case by cigarette wholesalers is affirmed by Sixth Circuit , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams defends against Illinois statewide class action for medical monitoring costs for lead poisoning allegedly due to ingestion of lead paint
• Sherwin-Williams defends against Milwaukee public nuisance action , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams successfully defends against City of Toledo's public nuisance and related tort claims
• Sherwin-Williams successfully defends judgment in lead paint poisoning case on appeal
• Sherwin-Williams wins preliminary injunction decision in first case invalidating contingency fee agreement on due process grounds , (2009)
• Timken wins federal district court jury trial on breach of contract claims against Robert Bosch LLC , (2009)
• TRW defends against claims brought by the federal government under the False Claims Act

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Collective Bargaining, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Franchising, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, Transactions, Unfair Labor Practices, Uniform Commercial Code, Unions, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws, Warranties, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• Cleveland State University
• Dyke College

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.7249 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com