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
Pennsylvania nursing home assault case leads to $7.5 verdict against facility
Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Plaintiff: Estate of Dorothy L. Brace Defendant: Garden Spot Village, Maple Farm Nursing Center and Glenn A. Hershey Amount: $7.5 million verdict for compensatory damages. Before... 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
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
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
Wife killed, husband injured in Mississippi trucking accident
Location: Desoto County, Mississippi Plaintiff: A female driver Defendant: A trucking company and driver Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence, gross negligence, loss of spousal consortium and wrongful... Read More