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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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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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
The lawsuit says that 1,300 patients taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital’s ER should have been transported to Monroe Hospital because it was closer
The bill would add fentanyl analogs to the synthetic opiates category of controlled substances, making it easier for prosecutors to go after manufacturers
Jamon Stegall was in custody of hospital security when he ran away and stole an ambulance near the emergency room
Peter Valenti III’s family said none of the officers got close enough to see if he was dead and an EMT was not allowed to examine him for 26 minutes
The man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal impersonation and leaving the scene of a property collision
The lawsuit claims Excelsior College defrauded hundreds, if not thousands of students into enrolling in a dead-end nursing program
Sharon Honerkamp almost lost her leg after a 20-pound oxygen tank was dropped on her leg just days after a knee replacement surgery
Kimberly Asaro said she was forced to quit after an aggressive Facebook post by a colleague made her feel unsafe
The paramedic was struck in the face by Roger Hardy after asking him if he had been drinking
Daniel Casey said when he asked Demetrius Blackwell to name the U.S. president after the incident, he said “Santa Claus”
The crew was still inside when Adam Zaharick stole the ambulance, drove to a CVS and crashed it into a pole
Heath Phillips was arrested after pulling the stolen gun on a man trying to repossess his property
The ambulance was stolen after paramedics responded to a call; the keys were in the ignition when the suspect took off
A mother called 911 saying that her baby was having trouble breathing; the dispatcher told her to drive the baby to the hospital
Paramedics were immediately dispatched to the scene, but it took five minutes before the dispatcher transferred the call to the Bradenton Police Department
While Erika Anderson was being loaded into an ambulance, a fire department vehicle was stolen
Jerry Johnson asked a 25-year-old female EMT to take her shirt off; when she refused, he lifted her shirt and groped her chest
The woman, who had the right of way, was later charged with possession of marijuana and OWI
Dispatcher Candance Middleton was ordered to pay $17 million for mishandling a 911 call that resulted in the death of a 7-year-old boy
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