Man switched at birth wins suit againts hospital

JAPAN - We all sometimes think of it. the thought of what would it be if we could live another life. A better, more prosperous life. Well, for a man in Japan, it is case of what should have been instead of what it could have been.

A Japanese court ordered a hospital in Japan to pay 38 million yen in lawsuit damages to a man after he claimed that he was switched at birth. The switch occurred in 1953. As a consequences of that the man said he had to live a life in poverty.

His "father" died when he was two, and as a result h had to studied at a night school while at the same time working in a factory. Later he went on to work with the Tokyo district court.

This story unraveled after the 3 younger brother of the other "switched" man having a suspicion after they said that the man did not look like them. Then a series of DNA testing confirmed that in 2009. The "switched" man apparently did study up into the university.

The three younger brother along with "genuine" older brother sued the hospital for 250 million yen.

Source : Japan Today