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
Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds nursing home verdict
Location: Warren County, Tennessee Plaintiff: Cheatum Myers Defendant: National Healthcare Corporation, McMinnville Amount: $4.1 million Alleged Injuries: Negligence, gross negligence, medical malpractice, and violation of the Tennessee Adult Protection... Read More
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... Read More
Supreme Court of Florida declares arbitration agreements cannot undermine nursing home residents’ statutory rights
Location: Florida Plaintiffs: Edward Henry Clark and Angela Gessa Defendants: Tandem Health Care of Winter Haven and Manor Care of Carrollwood Description After nursing home... Read More
Mississippi jury awards verdict in nursing home case
Location: Washington County, Mississippi Plaintiff: The Estate of Henry Gibson Defendant: Magnolia Healthcare, Inc. Amount: $1.5 million verdict Non-economic Damages: $500,000 Permanent Disfigurement Damages: $75,000 Alleged Injuries: Negligence, medical malpractice, gross... 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