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....
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...
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...
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...
Man suffers eight falls, serious bedsore at Florida ALF
Location: Manatee County, Florida Plaintiff: An 87-year-old man Defendant: An assisted living facility, its executive director and administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death...
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...
Poor nursing home care and corporate greed lead to $900 million verdict
Location: Alachua County, Florida Plaintiff: Joseph Webb, by and through Rose M. Webb Defendant: Trans Health Inc. and Trans Health Management, Inc. Amount: $900 million verdict Compensatory damages: $200...
Woman endures serious injuries, infections at Florida ALF
Location: Hillsborough County Plaintiff: An 84-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...