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
Pennsylvania nursing home assault case leads to $7.5 verdict against facility
Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Estate of Dorothy L. Brace Defendant: Garden Spot Village, Maple Farm Nursing Center and Glenn A. Hershey Amount: $7.5 million verdict for compensatory damages. Before... Read More
Plaintiffs suffer permanent injuries in Arkansas tractor-trailer crash
Location: Sharp County, Arkansas Plaintiff: Two sawmill workers Defendant: Trucking company and driver Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and vicarious liability in a tractor-trailer accident that left... Read More
Jury awards $200 million verdict in nursing home case
Location: Pinellas County, Florida Plaintiff: Estate of Elvira Nunziata, by and through Richard Nunziata Defendant: Trans Health Management, Inc. Amount: $200 million verdict Compensatory damages: $60 million Punitive damages: $140... Read More
Morphine overdose at California hospital leads to brain damage
Location: Orange County, California Plaintiff: An injured woman Defendant: Covenant Care of California Amount: $3.2 million verdict Alleged Injuries: Wrongful conduct; Direct and vicarious liability; General negligence; Professional negligence;... Read More
Woman given wrong medication, dies at Florida assisted living facility
Location: Marion County, Florida Plaintiff: A 100-year-old woman Defendant: An assisted living facility and its administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death in a... Read More