Held v. Bail

On the basis of the evidence, viewed most favorably to Kathleen Held, the plaintiff, the jury could have found the following. Held was a clinical laboratory assistant at Harvard Community Health Plan (HCHP) from May 5, 1975, to September, 1979. On April 12, 1979, she suffered a sudden onset of severe abdominal distress. A fever developed, which Held reported by telephone to her primary nurse practitioner at HCHP, Laura Stanley. Nurse Stanley recommended over-the-counter medication for Held’s diarrhea, aspirin for fever, and liquids. On Sunday, April 15, 1979, things took a turn for the worse…