New Jersey is set to pay approximately $53 million in settling claims its negligence contributed to the deaths of over 100 veterans in state-run homes amid the coronavirus pandemic, attorneys announced Thursday.
"My clients do take satisfaction in the fact that there has been a resolution that they believe gives a voice to their lost loved ones." Over 200 residents in the homes died amid the pandemic, and Gov. Phil Murphy's administration was heavily criticized in April last year after instructing the homes not to turn away patients who tested positive for the illness.
In May 2020, New Jersey Democrats were silent regarding Murphy's decision to place coronavirus patients in nursing homes, Breitbart News reported at the time.
"The rising problem of coronavirus deaths prompted New Jersey state Senate Republicans to call for an investigation into the coronavirus outbreak at New Jersey nursing homes," the outlet said.
In September last year, approximately 100 people gathered outside Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park to demand an investigation into the virus deaths, NJ.com reported.
Video showed participants holding balloons and photos of their loved ones: The Justice Department later issued a letter to Murphy asking about its nursing home death count, saying it was launching an investigation into the state's veterans homes "After receiving what it described as incomplete answers to an earlier request for data," the NBC report continued.
In the beginning of the pandemic, the state took measures to protect long-term care facilities such as veterans homes from liabilities for basic negligence if they were thought to be acting in good faith amid the health emergency.
Sunday, December 26, 2021
New Jersey Will Pay $53 Million over Coronavirus Deaths at State-Run Veterans Homes
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