Victorian COVID class action to be settled by Jacinta Allan Labor government
Australian Financial Review
The Victorian government will settle a class action lawsuit over its mishandled hotel quarantine scheme for over $50 million.Summary
The Victorian government is set to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from the issues with its pandemic-era hotel quarantine scheme. The agreement, expected to cost taxpayers more than $50 million, involves over 1000 businesses that participated in the claim. A trial scheduled to begin on Tuesday in the Victorian Supreme Court has been delayed by at least a week, signaling that a settlement is being finalized between the government and lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, representing the businesses. The lawsuit concerned the financial impact on businesses due to the failures of the hotel quarantine program.
(Source：Australian Financial Review)