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...
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...
Barge crash on Tennessee River kills two
Location: Benton County, Tennessee Plaintiff: The widow of a Tennessee man Defendant: A barge company Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence, gross negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, wrongful death...
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...
Broken hip at Florida assisted living facility leads to death
Location: Marion County, Florida Plaintiff: A 92-year-old woman Defendant: An assisted living facility and its administrator Date: 12/22/2015 Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death...
Jury awards $200 million verdict in nursing home case
Location: Pinellas County, Florida Plaintiff: Estate of Elvira Nunziata, by and through Richard Nunziata Defendant: Trans Health Management, Inc. Amount: $200 million verdict Compensatory damages: $60 million Punitive damages: $140...