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Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Two Families Sue North Dakota Hospital Over 1988 Baby Switch, Seeking More Than $50,000

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Two Families Sue North Dakota Hospital Over 1988 Baby Switch, Seeking More Than $50,000

Q: Switched at birth 36 years ago, why haven't the two men at the center of this lawsuit met?

There is no public indication of a dispute or legal barrier preventing them from meeting; reports simply say Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison have not yet met, even though both sets of parents have met their biological sons. The most likely explanation from the available facts is timing and the emotional complexity of the discovery. The alleged switch was uncovered only about two years ago through Morrison’s DNA test, and the case itself only recently became public. Since then, both families have been processing the revelation that the men were raised by non-biological parents for 36 years, while also pursuing a lawsuit against Unity Medical Center. News reports and court filings do not give a specific reason such as estrangement, refusal, or a court order. Their attorney has only said the matter became public recently, suggesting the situation is still unfolding. In cases like this, experts often note that identity shocks, family adjustment, distance, and legal proceedings can slow personal contact, even when relatives are in communication. So the short answer is that they have not met yet because the discovery is recent and highly sensitive, and no more specific public explanation has been provided.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Two North Dakota families allege Unity Medical Center sent home the wrong newborns after the only two boys born there on Jan. 26, 1988 were switched at birth.
A DNA test taken by Jeremy Morrison two years ago uncovered the mismatch, and an aunt’s results linked Kyle Bylin as her nephew, leading both families to discover the swap more than 36 years later.
Unity Medical Center denied responsibility, said no evidence ties its staff to the alleged switch, and noted that records and delivery-team employees from that period no longer exist.
The hospital is also seeking dismissal on statute-of-limitations grounds and raised comparative fault, while the plaintiffs demand a jury trial and damages exceeding $50,000.