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AG Charges 2 Holyoke Soldiers' Home Supervisors Over Wave Of COVID-19 Deaths AG Charges 2 Holyoke Soldiers' Home Supervisors Over Wave Of COVID-19 Deaths
AG Charges 2 Holyoke Soldiers' Home Supervisors Over Wave Of Covid-19 Deaths Two Holyoke Soldiers’ Home supervisors are being charged in connection to a wave of COVID-19 related deaths that swept through the hospital in March. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced on Friday, Sept. 25, the charges against hospital former Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical Director Dr. David Clinton. Walsh and Clinton are facing the same charges: 5 counts each of criminal neglect and five counts each of serious bodily injury, Healey said. Healey said the charges are the result of a few particular alleged actions when COVID-19 positive residents were inter…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: $176 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Holyoke Soldiers' Home By Veterans' Families COVID-19: $176 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Holyoke Soldiers' Home By Veterans' Families
Covid-19: $176 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Holyoke Soldiers' Home By Veterans' Families The families of veterans who died due to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home are seeking $176 million through a class-action lawsuit against the home’s leadership. Lawyers from the firm Lesser, Newman, Aleo, and Nassar, of Northampton, announced the filing of the federal lawsuit on July 17 in front of the Springfield Court House. The $176 million figure would provide $1 million to each of the families of the 76 Holyoke Soldiers' Home veterans who died from COVID-19. The remaining $100 million would cover punitive damages and be available to the 80 additional veterans who, la…

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by Kristin Palpini