Class Action
Location: Phillips County, Arkansas Plaintiff: Kelly Leoppard, Martha Wright, and Ozzie Griffin, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated Defendant: Alltel Communications, Inc.... Read More
Experience
Wilkes & Associates built a reputation as the go-to firm for nursing home abuse and neglect cases, but our skills, experience, and results extend far beyond that.
Nursing Home Abuse
Location: Hardin County, Kentucky Plaintiff: Estate of Lou Vena Jones Defendant: Elizabethtown Health Facilities, L.P. d/b/a Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, et. al. Amount: $1.108... Read More
Motorcycle Accident
Location: DeSoto County, Florida Plaintiff: Confidential Defendant: Confidential Amount: $1.375 million settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence resulting in serious and permanent bodily injuries, disability, disfigurement, loss of capacity for... Read More
Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff: An injured man and his wife Defendant: A large hospital system Amount: Multi-million dollar verdict Alleged Injuries: Multiple severe bedsores and infections including cellulitis,... Read More
Trucking Accident
Location: Polk County, Florida Plaintiff: Kendra Lymon Defendant: Bynum Transport, Inc. Amount: $65 million verdict Alleged Injuries: Automobile negligence resulting in traumatic head and brain injuries... Read More
Product Liability
Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Confidential Defendant: Confidential Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: A defective mechanical patient lift in a nursing home led to multiple... Read More
Dehydration at Kentucky nursing home led to man’s death
Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky Plaintiff: The Estate of Joseph Clint Offutt Defendant: HBR Madisonville LLC d/b/a Harborside Healthcare, Sunbridge Healthcare Corporation; Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.; and Harborside... Read More
Nursing home abuse led to $78.4 million verdict
Location: Mena, Arkansas Plaintiff: Margaretha Sauer Defendant: Advocat, Inc., et al Amount: $78.4 million Compensatory Damages: $15.4 Million Punitive Damages: $63 Million Alleged Injuries: Negligence, medical malpractice, tort of outrage, breach... Read More
Severe pressure sore, infection lead to death at Philadelphia nursing home
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Confidential Defendant: Confidential Amount: $2.787 million verdict Compensatory Damages: $2.287 million Punitive Damages: $500,000.00 Alleged Injuries: Negligence, violations of the Pennsylvania Older Adults Protective Services Act, and... Read More
Man dies after getting wrong medications at Florida hospital
Location: Hernando County, Florida Plaintiff: An 86-year-old man Defendant: A hospital Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful death after a hospital patient was given the... Read More
Jury awards $2.25 million verdict in case where woman suffered multiple falls, fractures
Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: James Temple, Attorney-in-Fact for Elma Temple Defendant: Providence Care Center Amount: $2.25 million verdict Compensatory Damages: $2 million Punitive Damages: $250,000 Alleged Injuries: Negligence and corporate... Read More