U.S. Supreme Court upholds judgment in nursing home case
Location: Arkansas Plaintiff: Margaretha Sauer Defendant: Advocat, Inc. Amount: $26.4 Million (final judgment) Alleged Injuries: Neglect by nursing home leading to medical malpractice, tort of...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Pennsylvania Jury Finds Nursing Home and its Management Company Liable for Resident’s Death
24 Mar 2020
News of Interest
Wilkes & Associates attorneys Michael Collis and Ryan Duty represented the family of a woman who died after developing an infected pressure sore on her...
Unprotected: Broken Promises in Georgia’s Senior Care Industry
11 Oct 2019
News of Interest
Underpaid and overwhelmed: That’s the reality for many employees trying to earn a living while caring for some of the most vulnerable members of our...
More than 400 nursing homes included in secret list of poorly-performing facilities
06 Jun 2019
Media Mention
ABC Action News The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which offers a Nursing Home Compare tool for rating long-term care facilities online, has...