Babies Switched at Birth - Lawyer and Lawsuit

It is every parent’s nightmare—their baby switched at birth. Generally this happens when identification bracelets are removed and inadvertently put on the wrong baby. When this happens, even if it for a short period of time, it is malpractice and the hospital is responsible for the emotional distress of the families, any harm to either of the babies and other damages.

If this has happened to you and your child, it is important that you retain a hospital malpractice lawyer who will gather and preserve evidence, including interview nurses (nurse malpractice) and other medical professionals that may have knowledge of the facts surrounding the baby switch. It is also important to have a hospital malpractice lawyer to act as your representative in all dealings with the hospital. Anything you say to hospital administration and staff can be used as evidence against you.

Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national medical malpractice law firm. Our lawyers are sought-after speakers and have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Rich Ruohonen, and Elliot Olsen have been named “Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics magazine. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen about your case involving babies switched at birth, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), e-mail our lawyers, or submit the firm’s free case evaluation form.

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