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...
Dehydration at Kentucky nursing home led to man’s death
Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky Plaintiff: The Estate of Joseph Clint Offutt Defendant: HBR Madisonville LLC d/b/a Harborside Healthcare, Sunbridge Healthcare Corporation; Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.; and Harborside...
Woman suffers infections, more in Arkansas nursing home
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Plaintiff: Estate of Minnie Lee Valentine Defendant: Little Rock Health and Rehab and Heartland Personnel Leasing, Inc. Amount: $10.45 million verdict Compensatory Damages: $8.45 million...
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...
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...
Nursing home abuse led to $78.4 million verdict
Location: Mena, Arkansas Plaintiff: Margaretha Sauer Defendant: Advocat, Inc., et al Amount: $78.4 million Compensatory Damages: $15.4 Million Punitive Damages: $63 Million Alleged Injuries: Negligence, medical malpractice, tort of outrage, breach...