Massachusetts reaches a $56 million settlement for a deadly veteran's home Covid-19 outbreak
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The state of Massachusetts reached a $56 million settlement with the plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit regarding a deadly Covid-19 outbreak at a veteran's home roughly two years ago, officials announced.
At least 84 veterans at the facility died of Covid-19 related issues and many others -- residents and staff -- were infected, CNN affiliate WCVB reported. The outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, a long-term health care facility for US military veterans, unfolded in the spring of 2020 and drew the ire of family members and state leaders.
The plaintiffs' lawyer, Tom Lesser, called the settlement "fair and just."
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