Victorian Labor Govt Wants Judge to Dismiss Lockdown Class Action Claims

Victorian Labor Govt Wants Judge to Dismiss Lockdown Class Action Claims
Supreme Court of Victoria building in Melbourne, Australia, on April 18, 2012 Wikimedia Commons
Henry Jom
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The Victorian Labor government has asked a judge to dismiss legal claims of economic loss and mental injury by individuals and businesses who were impacted during the state’s second wave, describing the claims as “futile.”

The class actions, which workers and businesses have brought, claim that the state’s handling of hotel quarantine, which allowed the CCP virus to leak into the community, was negligent and caused foreseeable loss.

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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