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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Man dies after getting wrong medications at Florida hospital
Location: Hernando County, Florida Plaintiff: An 86-year-old man Defendant: A hospital Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful death after a hospital patient was given the... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Intensive care patient suffers Stage IV bedsores, septic shock and malnutrition causing quadriplegia
Location: Pike County, Kentucky Plaintiff: A 68-year-old woman Defendant: A hospital Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Gross negligence, carelessness, deviation from accepted standards of care, loss of spousal consortium... Read More