EAST ST. LOUIS – Alton Memorial Hospital and the United States may test a child’s blood to see if a genetic disorder caused brain damage rather than negligence at delivery, U. S. Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty ruled at a hearing on Feb. 8.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Parents who claim Alton Memorial Hospital and the U.S. damaged a daughter’s brain at birth should provide a blood sample for genetic testing, assistant U.S. attorney Ray Syrcle argued on May 25.