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.

Barge crash on Tennessee River kills two

Location: Benton County, Tennessee Plaintiff: The widow of a Tennessee man  Defendant: A barge company Amount: Confidential settlement Alleged Injuries: Negligence, gross negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, wrongful death...

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...

Morphine overdose at California hospital leads to brain damage

Location: Orange County, California Plaintiff: An injured woman Defendant: Covenant Care of California Amount: $3.2 million verdict Alleged Injuries: Wrongful conduct; Direct and vicarious liability; General negligence; Professional negligence;...

Victim of neglect at ALF choked to death at facility

Location: Pasco County, Florida Plaintiff: A 76-year-old woman Defendant: An assisted living facility and its administrator Amount: Confidential Alleged Injuries:  Non-lethal negligence, lethal negligence and wrongful death in...