Blair v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. employed Teresa Blair as a nurse. Maxim fired her after a supervisor noted “serious problems” with her performance. Blair sued for wrongful discharge. The district court granted summary judgment to Maxim. We affirm.

I

Blair provided in-home medical care to Jordan Cottle, who suffered from cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Cottle relied on a ventilator and tracheostomy tube to breathe. Maxim’s nurses cared for him 16 hours a day; Cottle’s mother was responsible for the other eight.

During an annual performance review, Blair’s…