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
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
Florida Court of Appeals upholds nursing home verdict
Location: Hernando County, Florida Plaintiff: Walter Spilman Defendant: Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. d/b/a Eastbrooke Health Care Center Amount: $2.7 Million (jury verdict) Alleged Injuries: Neglect by... Read More
Years of tough litigation leads to multi-million bankruptcy settlement
Location: Tampa, Florida Debtor: Fundamental Long Term Care, Inc. Amount: $23.7 million Description Judgment creditors represented by Wilkes Law Firm initiated involuntary Chapter 7 proceedings against Debtor... Read More
Woman suffers fractured pelvis in Florida ALF
Location: Brevard County, Florida Plaintiff: A 92-year-old woman Defendant: An assisted living facility and its administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence in a case where a woman suffered... Read More
Jury awards more than $28 million in Paducah, Kentucky, nursing home lawsuit
Location: McCracken County, Kentucky Plaintiff: Sarah Ware, as Guardian of Cecil Gary, an Incapacitated Person Defendant: Preferred Care Partners Management Group, L.P. et. al, Amount: $28.55 million verdict... Read More