Nelson Co. family files $650M lawsuit for ‘forced quarantine’ after alleged fake COVID result

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - A Nelson County family filed a federal lawsuit against the state and local governments, among others for $650 million after they claim a hospital falsified COVID-19 test results and forced them to quarantine by placing armed deputies around their home in March 2020.

According to the lawsuit, Michael Hager is a first responder who has COPD and emphysema. On March 10, 2020, Hager had to be hospitalized after his oxygen levels dropped.

Two days later, as Hager was being discharged, the lawsuit said his doctors told him he tested positive for COVID-19.

However, Hager claimed he was never tested for the virus during his stay at UofL Hospital.

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