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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Two tractor-trailers involved in crash that injures woman
Location: Crittenden County, Arkansas Plaintiff: A female motorist Defendant: A large trucking company Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and vicarious liability that lead to a multi-vehicle accident and caused...