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
Pennsylvania nursing home resident beaten to death by roomate
Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: A Pennsylvania man Defendant: A nursing home Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Negligence per se for Violations of Neglect of Care-Dependent Person and Violations of the Pennsylvania... Read More
Mississippi jury awards verdict in nursing home case
Location: Washington County, Mississippi Plaintiff: The Estate of Henry Gibson Defendant: Magnolia Healthcare, Inc. Amount: $1.5 million verdict Non-economic Damages: $500,000 Permanent Disfigurement Damages: $75,000 Alleged Injuries: Negligence, medical malpractice, gross... Read More
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... Read More
Man suffers eight falls, serious bedsore at Florida ALF
Location: Manatee County, Florida Plaintiff: An 87-year-old man Defendant: An assisted living facility, its executive director and administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries: Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death... Read More