Two families are suing a North Dakota hospital, alleging hospital staff mistakenly switched two baby boys at birth over 36 years ago. Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison were the only two babies born at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota, on January 26, 1988.
Discovery of the Switch
The plaintiffs allege hospital staff switched the infants and sent them home with the other child’s biological parents. The two men were then raised by each other’s biological families, allegedly without anyone’s knowledge. The lawsuit says the switch was not discovered for more than 36 years.
Two years ago, Morrison, who now lives in Colorado, took a DNA test and learned the parents who raised him were not his biological parents. Morrison’s aunt provided DNA, and Bylin matched as her nephew. Morrison said he does not have any cousins and always felt different from the family he grew up with.
Hospital Response
Unity Medical Center denied the allegations and asked the court to dismiss the case with prejudice. Attorneys for the hospital argued that its staff ‘possessed and exercised the appropriate degree of skill and learning’ and ‘at all times used reasonable care, judgment, and diligence.’ The hospital also claims the lawsuit may be prohibited by the statute of limitations, pointing to ‘the length of time that has passed between the alleged incident and the service of this lawsuit.’
The plaintiffs are seeking more than $50,000 in damages and have asked for a jury trial. The hospital has also demanded a jury trial.
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