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
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... Read More
Woman suffers infections, more in Arkansas nursing home
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Plaintiff: Estate of Minnie Lee Valentine Defendant: Little Rock Health and Rehab and Heartland Personnel Leasing, Inc. Amount: $10.45 million verdict Compensatory Damages: $8.45 million... 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
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
U.S. Supreme Court upholds judgment in nursing home case
Location: Arkansas Plaintiff: Margaretha Sauer Defendant: Advocat, Inc. Amount: $26.4 Million (final judgment) Alleged Injuries: Neglect by nursing home leading to medical malpractice, tort of... Read More