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NJ to pay $53M over COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes
Clip: 12/27/2021 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
The settlement does not include an admission of guilt by the state
New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $53 million to 119 families of veterans home residents; the families sued after their loved ones died during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the settlement, families will receive $445,000 on average. The settlement does not include an admission of guilt by the state.
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NJ to pay $53M over COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes
Clip: 12/27/2021 | 3m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $53 million to 119 families of veterans home residents; the families sued after their loved ones died during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the settlement, families will receive $445,000 on average. The settlement does not include an admission of guilt by the state.
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