Sauder Schelkopf is investigating potential litigation on behalf of families of individuals who died from COVID-19 while residing in military veterans’ homes or hospitals that may have been noncompliant with infection-control practices.

May 12, 2022: The New York Times reported in part:

Massachusetts said on Thursday that it had agreed to pay $56 million to resolve claims that the leaders of a state-run nursing home for military veterans showed deliberate indifference during a coronavirus outbreak that was linked to the deaths of 84 residents early in the pandemic.

An independent investigation had painted a picture of chaos at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home when the virus began sweeping through it in March 2020, and had sharply criticized the leaders for combining veterans from two locked dementia units into one unit, crowding those who were infected or showing symptoms with those who did not have symptoms.

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Contact us if your loved one died from COVID-19 while residing in a military veterans’ home that may have been noncompliant with infection-control practices.