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
Victim of neglect at ALF choked to death at facility
Location: Pasco County, Florida Plaintiff: A 76-year-old woman Defendant: An assisted living facility and its administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death in... Read More
Dogged litigation leads to successful recovery for clients despite bankruptcy
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Debtor: New Louisiana Holdings, LLC, et al. Amount: Confidential settlement Description Wilkes Law Firm represented families whose loved ones were injured or died while... Read More
Jury slams corporation with $1 billion in punitive damages
Location: Polk County, Florida Plaintiff: The Estate of Arlene Anne Townsend, by and through Brenda S. Shattuck, personal representative Defendant: Trans Healthcare, Inc. Amount: $1.10 billion verdict Compensatory... Read More
Two tractor-trailers involved in crash that injures woman
Location: Crittenden County, Arkansas Plaintiff: A female motorist Defendant: A large trucking company Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and vicarious liability that lead to a multi-vehicle accident and caused... 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