Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
In this episode, host Chris Cebollero is joined by guest host Mike Touchstone, past president of NEMSMA, to talk about the foundations of professionalism
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Nelson Agosto called 911 to complain about the clams, and once again after he forgot the non-emergency phone number the dispatcher gave him
The EMS provider allegedly injected air into terminally ill patients to get a payout from a mafia-linked funeral home
Kristopher Montalvo allegedly stole the ambulance to flee the scene and was spotted minutes later by police
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Venita Woodfaulk said she was subjected to racist acts such as a cartoon on an office bulletin board that depicted slavery
Eligio Salazar began swinging punches at a paramedic and firefighter who responded after a restaurant called to report he was intoxicated
Anthony Norman faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in front of a hospital while crews prepared to transport a patient to a medical flight
Paramedic Ralph Poore was arrested while at work after witnesses said they saw him in front of his ex-girlfriend’s house in uniform
Spring Grove EMS is raising money and collecting donations for the family of Samantha Stein, who was stabbed to death
Jacob Swiedarke, who was charged with sexual assault of three children, faces two more charges of sexual assault of a child
Michael Gardner admitted that he forged signatures on 44 checks from 2015 to 2017
William “Mal” Gum, 58, and Charlena “Charli” Gum were indicted for access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and federal program theft
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Austin-Travis County EMS Field Captain Forrest Nelson was suspended for 30 days after being arrested for assaulting a family member
The requirement for health providers to use the recently upgraded Michigan Automated Prescription System would take effect in June
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Police said Daniel Greene “was positively identified through the video surveillance” and was “the only individual that is observed going into” Jon Hickey’s home
The criminal complaint said Sharon Jackson called in prescriptions using doctors’ authorization for Suboxone, Subutex, and buprenorphine for patients who paid cash
Brian Cremeans injured a firefighter and an EMS provider, and also hit a fire truck and an ambulance before driving off
Last month, the FAA alerted owners, operators and repair facilities of a possible problem with blockage in the engine oil drainage system
Veteran paramedic Paul Judd,61, required multiple surgeries after Amanda Warren and Caris Underwood kicked, punched and stomped on him
Vulcan Society firefighters called on the mayor to delay Joseph Cassano’s promotion due to his previous racist tweet scandal
Amanda Altmann said her daughter found a wet packet she that contained heroin in the area beneath the couch
Daniel Greene was declared a “danger to the public” after allegedly killing Jon Hickey over a love triangle
According to the lawsuit, “controversy has arisen as to how the ambulance service should be structured and what the relationship between parties should be
An investigation found that addicts have been using gift cards to target major retailers and their store-return policies to pay for drugs
Daniel Greene was arrested and charged with first degree murder of Baltimore Fire Department recruit Jon Hickey
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