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...
Georgia’s Court of Appeals affirms decision denying arbitration in nursing home case
Location: Georgia Plaintiff: Emma Wingo Defendants: Cartersville Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center Description The Georgia Court of Appeals refused to allow nursing home defendants to...
Jury awards verdict to family after death of teenager at Florida athletic academy
Location: Manatee County, Florida Plaintiff: Cristina Chalita-Cisneros, on behalf of the estate of Christian Chalita Defendant: IMG Academies, Dr. Joseph Soler and nurse Carol Tomlinson Amount: $1.5 million...
Nursing home negligence leads to $114 million verdict
Location: Polk County, Florida Plaintiff: Estate of Juanita Amelia Jackson, by and through Cathy Jackson-Platts f/k/a Catherine Whatley Defendant: Integrated Health Services at Auburndale, Trans Healthcare and...
Man dies, wife severely injured in head-on collision
Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Confidential Defendant: Confidential Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and wrongful death in the case of a man killed in a head-on...
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...