My response to Felicia Curran’s blog (www.elderadvocacyblog.com) in which she notes:
“These private investment companies [that have purchased nursing homes] are even more profit-driven than the large publicly traded corporations that sold them the nursing homes.” 

Note:  Ms. Curran is an attorney with Boxer and Gerson, Oakland, CA.  The “Boxer” in the firm’s name pertains to Stewart Boxer, husband of Senator Barbara Boxer.  Senator Boxer, along with other prominent Democrats, has been the recipient of campaign contributions from Milberg, Weiss et al.  Milberg Weiss is the law firm on the legal ropes as a result of several of its attorneys being named as defendants in the USPIS/IRS case involving alleged illegal kick-backs to lead plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits.

9/25/07

Dear Ms. Curran:

I had to laugh at the irony in your blog.  We the people are to be shocked that nursing home corporations are interested in making a profit -- as if law firms are not interested in pursuing the same objective -- often at the expense of innocent elderly shareholders named as defendants in class action lawsuits of the type devised by unscrupulous law firms.

Also, it's no wonder that privatized nursing homes have to lay off medical workers to remain competitive, since medical care facilities have to set aside "rainy day" big bucks for insurance and legal fees pertaining to frivolous malpractice lawsuits.

You should create a unique blog like "Attorneys for Tort Reform".  I believe that would be interesting and more beneficial to the elderly in the long run.

Sincerely,

GrandView

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