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HammondTownsend, PLC
1569 jefferson highway suite 101
Fishersville 22939, Virginia
phone: .....540.946.0029
fax: ..........540.941.0029
Case Results
McMullen v. Ecolab and Chartis Insurance Co. , – settled for $301,074 of which $66,424 was placed in a Medicare Set Aside Account for his future medical needs. On March 20, 2008 the claimant, a 55 year old repairman, sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 30-40% of his body when the dishwasher on More Info →
Settled for $725,000. Claimant, an undocumented worker from Mexic0, worked as an unskilled construction laborer. He fell from a floor joist onto a concrete floor resulting in a traumatic brain injury. He was hospitalized at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville and later moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Midlothian. The claim was More Info →
Settled for $106,286 and payment of medical benefits. Our client injured his shoulder on the job and underwent surgery to correct a torn rotator cuff. His treating surgeon determined that he would have a 23% permanent impairment rating to his arm. The claim was accepted and an award for temporary total disability benefits was entered. Since More Info →
Settled for $113,200 and payment of medical benefits. Client was a store manager in Staunton. He injured his back in December 2007 and continued to work on light duty until February 2009 when he was laid off. In March 2009 the insurance company began vocation rehabilitation services bu;t would not pay him his lost wage More Info →
Settled for $287,500. Client was an elementary school guidance counselor that fainted and fell from a school bus breaking her femur. The cause of her fainting was never resolved. She subsequently developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Her claim was denied by her employer and its insurance company. The employer More Info →
Augusta County Circuit Court 2006: My client was a passenger in a Jeep driven by his brother when the defendant drove up beside them at a stop light in Waynesboro. The Grooms brothers tried to elude the defendant by driving down several back roads. Eventually the defendant pulled alongside and forced More Info →
Augusta County Circuit Court 2007: My client was a passenger in the family’s pick-up, along with the rest of her family that was struck head-on on one of their neighborhood streets. The defendant had a blood alcohol content almost twice the legal limit. Client felt some neck stiffness after the accident, but notice More Info →
U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg 2008: As one of three co-counsels for Mr. Shifflett, I had a significant role in this complex trial. Mr. Shifflett was an electrician working on the construction of the Middle River Correctional Facility. He went into the main power room, on a cold January morning. There was More Info →
Waynesboro City Circuit Court 2005: Ms. Cash was the third car in a three-car collision on Hopeman Parkway. The force of the collision broke her seat back. She was initially diagnosed with low back strain. Her prior medical history included back pain and diabetes. The low back pain became debilitating More Info →