Maryland’s Best Medical Practice and Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
Nursing home owners around the country are apparently trying to present arguments in favor of limiting damages in lawsuits against nursing homes. According to this news blog written by Maryland nursing home abuse and negligence lawyer, Sharon Christie, the nursing home industry is arguing that these limits or caps are necessary because the cost of defending frivolous lawsuits are a drain on resources that could otherwise be devoted to patient care.
When I read this I had the same question that Christie asks in her blog: Are you kidding me? The nursing home industry is not the one to be talking about frivolous lawsuits. As Christie says in her blog, the nursing home industry defines all lawsuits as frivolous – even when patients or residents have suffered catastrophic injuries or death due to nursing home staff’s negligence, ignorance or lack of training. As attorneys who handle California nursing home negligence and abuse cases, we see this on a regular basis.
If nursing homes are so conscientious about providing quality care for their patients, why did a recent federal study find that one out of five nursing homes in the country had serious deficiencies? Why do nursing homes spend substantial amounts of money defending lawsuits where negligence is very obvious? How does this make sense? It would benefit everyone when a nursing home does what it is supposed to do – spend money on hiring adequate staff to serve their residents and hiring qualified and trained staff, who have the skill and ability to provide quality care to their customers.
If nursing homes believe that they are subjected to frivolous lawsuits, why aren’t they pushing for a “loser pays” system where the loser of a personal injury lawsuit pays the attorneys’ fees of the winner? I’ll tell you why, because they would be paying out even more. What they are doing is engaging in “frivolous denials” of claims. They deny claims that are clearly valid and then complain about the system.
Christie draws examples from Maryland’s nursing homes, a majority of which are rated “below average” and “much below average” according to Medicare Nursing Home Compare Web site. Topping the list of deficient nursing homes are for-profit, corporate homes such as Manor Care and Future Care, Christie points out.
I consider Sharon Christie to be one of the most knowledgeable and compassionate Maryland personal injury lawyers. One who has the invaluable experience of working as a registered nurse. Her clinical experience gives her an advantage not many other lawyers have. She has access to medical experts and the knowledge that is necessary to prove medical malpractice or nursing home negligence cases. She knows what questions to ask experts from a medical and legal point of view.
She is passionate about fighting for patients’ rights. Over the years, Sharon Christie has helped hundreds of people who have been unfairly victimized by the health care system. She is someone who genuinely cares about her clients. I believe that you should treat a client the way you would want a member of your family to be treated. I believe that Sharon Christie puts that principle into practice. I certainly consider Sharon Christie one of the best personal injury attorneys in Maryland. Please visit her Web site at www.sharonchristielaw.com.
