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
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... 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
Severe pressure sore, infection lead to death at Philadelphia nursing home
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Confidential Defendant: Confidential Amount: $2.787 million verdict Compensatory Damages: $2.287 million Punitive Damages: $500,000.00 Alleged Injuries: Negligence, violations of the Pennsylvania Older Adults Protective Services Act, and... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More