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...
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...
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...
Two tractor-trailers involved in crash that injures woman
Location: Crittenden County, Arkansas Plaintiff: A female motorist Defendant: A large trucking company Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and vicarious liability that lead to a multi-vehicle accident and caused...
Jury awards $200 million verdict in nursing home case
Location: Pinellas County, Florida Plaintiff: Estate of Elvira Nunziata, by and through Richard Nunziata Defendant: Trans Health Management, Inc. Amount: $200 million verdict Compensatory damages: $60 million Punitive damages: $140...
Plaintiffs suffer permanent injuries in Arkansas tractor-trailer crash
Location: Sharp County, Arkansas Plaintiff: Two sawmill workers Defendant: Trucking company and driver Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence and vicarious liability in a tractor-trailer accident that left...