Julia Greenwell was admitted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek early Oct. 21, 1999, and developed elevated blood pressure. A nurse did not call obstetrician Alan Kaplan at home, and it was not until he arrived at the hospital and examined her at about 6:30 a.m. that he diagnosed her with pregnancy-induced hypertension. The doctor ordered that Greenwell be given medication, but nurses testified that they did not believe the mother-to-be had hypertension. Finding against a hospital but in favor of a doctor — who traditionally is thought of by jurors as the one in charge of a medical situation — is unusual, said Dr. Bruce G. Fagel, an experienced medical malpractice attorney who also is a physician. "This represents a change in jurors and the public's perception of hospitals and nurses." - Dr. Bruce G. Fagel