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.
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Jack Talbot spent 13 days in a coma after an intoxicated carjacker hit him while driving on the wrong side of the road during a police chase
Janee Wright-Trussell pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and EMT Ann Marie Thomas will face trial for willful neglect of duty
Police said the driver changed his mind after calling for an ambulance and refused to get out of his truck
April Briscuso was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $750 meant for former Officer Craig Tudor
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The man told a dispatcher he was carjacked at knife-point, but then later said he couldn’t remember where he parked
Christopher Langer, who was recently revived after a heroin overdose, said he was looking to “get even” by hurting first responders
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Megan Erdley said Chief James Blount had a “discriminatory desire to remove all women from the ranks of the paid staff of firefighters”
ORNGE’s failure to provide night-vision goggles for the pilots killed in a helicopter crash was deemed not negligent by a judge
Emergency Medical Services Locals 2507 and 3621 are suing for information on pay history, accusing the city and fire department of withholding information
David Knight was arrested after an investigation that was sparked when Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services noticed “some discrepancies” in their finances
An unidentified woman said she felt victimized by the responders who were supposed to be helping her husband during a medical emergency
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Adam Zaharick, who was charged with stealing an ambulance, faces charges for allegedly head-butting a correctional officer and hitting another officer
Officials said 28 Wisconsin counties sued pharmaceutical companies, as well as doctors, for fraudulent marketing of prescription painkillers
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Robert Alix claimed he suffered physical injuries as well as psychological trauma after EMT Alejandro Ramirez allegedly assaulted him
Implement a corrective plan which fixes underlying performance issues rather than repeating the cycle of disciplinary action
NIOSH and NHTSA collaborated to use emergency department visit data to identify the five primary types of injury events experienced by EMS providers
Vehicular homicide charges against Crystin Keys were dropped as part of the settlement
The paramedic called 911 while in the back of the ambulance, saying she feared for the patient’s safety
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Richard Fuentes, 17, punched a female EMT in the face while being transported to the hospital after being arrested for public intoxication
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The panel recommended training doctors who prescribe opioids and allowing more emergency responders to administer overdose reversal drugs
Nurse Alex Wubbels plans to use part of the money to fund legal help for others trying to get similar bodycam video
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Police said Raymond Howe refused to let EMS providers treat and transport the girl because he said it was too expensive
New Jersey’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, alleging widespread deception over many years
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