Madrid v. Lincoln County Medical Center

OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

1. Sonia Madrid sued the Lincoln County Medical Center for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from her fear that she might have contracted acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) when exposed to bloody fluids while transporting medical samples from the Medical Center to laboratories in Albuquerque. She sought damages for medical and other expenses, lost earnings, and for pain and suffering. The Medical Center moved for summary judgment, arguing that as a matter of law Madrid could not recover because she could not prove the human immunodeficiency virus…