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...
Senseless death at transitional home
Location: Fulton County, Georgia Plaintiff: Confidential Defendants: Confidential Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Wrongful death due to hyperthermia caused by a dysfunctional air conditioning system Description A 55-year-old man became...
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...
Poor nursing home care and corporate greed lead to $900 million verdict
Location: Alachua County, Florida Plaintiff: Joseph Webb, by and through Rose M. Webb Defendant: Trans Health Inc. and Trans Health Management, Inc. Amount: $900 million verdict Compensatory damages: $200...
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...
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...