Over the years, Attorney Diane McNamara has been honored to serve the following clients seeking legal redress for their injuries. On numerous occasions, Attorney McNamara has also successfully appealed cases that helped shape Virginia law.
A steam roller operator engaged in a work related argument with his foreman dismounted the roller without shutting the engine off. The machine rolled over his leg, fracturing his tibia. The employee’s negligent failure to shut the steam roller e…
A 48 year-old forklift operator sustained a serious shoulder injury in the course of his employment. The forklift operator's neck injury went undiagnosed until shortly before the two year limitation period. When the insurer denied the claim for in…
A Hispanic laborer who was not legally eligible to work in the United States fell from a 9 foot wall onto chunks of concrete below, resulting in total paralysis. Wage loss and medical benefits were recovered for the undocumented worker.
A commuter bus operator was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a drunk driver who crossed the median. Attorney McNamara worked closely with the attorney pursuing the claim against the negligent third-party, and a global settlement of al…
A career firefighter was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after 20 years of exposure to serious injuries and fatalities. The claim was originally filed as an injury, but was rejected by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.…
A flight attendant sustained sudden, permanent loss of hearing as a result of change in cabin pressure that occurred during ascent of an aircraft. The insurer denied the claim on grounds that it was a gradual, cumulative injury resulting from repe…
A young electrician’s treatment for serious back injury was being monitored by a nurse case manager hired by the workers’ compensation carrier. The treating doctor documented complaints concerning the nurse case manager’s interference with h…
A teacher’s assistant helping handicapped children injured her back at work. The employer denied the claim for wage loss. While the claim was being docketed for hearing, she was released to light duty, but was unable to perform her pre-injury wo…
A candy merchandiser who sustained a work-related injury to her right shoulder, suffered injuries to her neck and left shoulder as a consequence of overuse following the initial injury. The insurer denied the claim for injury to the left shoulder…
A neonatal nurse rushed to attend to a baby whose monitor was on alert. The nurse slipped and fell on the unusually slick hospital floor and injured both wrists, her knee, neck, and back. The insurer accepted the claim for selected injuries, but d…
A garage door mechanic with a wife and young children injured his back and was subsequently terminated by the employer, allegedly for poor work performance. Attorney McNamara successfully claimed wage loss benefits despite the worker's termination…
A hostess slipped and fell on the wet ceramic tile floor at the restaurant where she worked, resulting in multi-level disc herniations in her back. She retained Diane McNamara soon after she was injured. Over the years, the hostess underwent eight…
A hotel worker sustained a torn rotator cuff when he was moving a large table through a door while setting up for a banquet. The employer and insurer denied the claim and alternatively, asserted that the worker should not be compensated for wage l…
An inventory specialist sustained a serious back injury requiring surgery. She did not retain an attorney because the insurer paid wage loss and medical expenses associated with her claim. She failed to file a claim for injury with the Virginia Wo…
A restaurant server was entering an order into a micro computer in the restaurant kitchen, when co-workers began pelting him with ice from behind as a joke. The server turned around, and when he raised his arm to shield his face from incoming bits…
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