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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First Call settled in a lawsuit that alleges the company up coded billings for transports by seeking reimbursement for unnecessary or never provided ALS services
Carla Hennessey is accused of using a county credit card for personal gain totaling $1,735
Medics were determined liable for giving a mother bad advice about transporting her daughter; this goes against the “special duty” doctrine
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the recent story about a televison station accusing EMTs of posing at an accident scene
Carol Miller was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing $240K from the nonprofit; her husband was previously sentenced for three years
Stow’s lawyer sid the Dodgers did not provide adequate security at the stadium when Stow was attacked from behind for wearing a Giants shirt
They look like they’re posing in front of a crashed truck, but the woman who snapped the photo said they were unaware she had taken it
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the differences and similarities of EMS in London
Jerry Domidion was placed on paid administrative leave, and his resignation will be effective June 1
“I love my job,” Timothy Greenlee said at the hearing. “I can return to be a better firefighter than I was before my addiction.”
He is back to facing a felony charge for nonfatally strangling his girlfriend after a district court dismissed the charge earlier this month
The worker died in the back of an ambulance after transporting a patient; life-saving efforts performed by the partner were unsuccessful
He still plans to seek a judge seat after a secretly recorded tape of him was released to local news stations
The EMT failed a drug test after an unspecified amount of Demerol went missing from an ambulance
The city’s rebuttal attempts to cast doubt on the report’s methodology, but the consulting firm hired by AMR dismissed the critique as “inaccurate”
EMS Chief Jerry Domidion was placed on paid leave more than three months after the initial lawsuit; another woman filed a suit on Monday saying he sexually assaulted her
He was in charge of the local ambulance company when it over-billed city residents; AMR agreed to a $1M settlement in 2010
This is the second arrest for the 30-year EMS veteran in two years
The EMT was arrested for possession with intent to sell heroin following a five-month investigation
Some officials worry about EMS coverage if a ‘too big to fail’ private firm fails
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The ambulance arrived 13 minutes after the 911 call was placed; the city is in a fight over staffing cuts with the fire union
The fire department is accused of picking calls from areas with higher incomes, more insurance coverage and a greater likelihood of payment
In public service, there is no separation of professional and private lives when it comes to criminal charges
Town official says his hands are tied from acting until courts decide the case
The department alleges that the firefighter “showed virtually no concern for the patient” and rather than initiate a response, he “did absolutely nothing”
Firefighters union says they are disappointed the position did not go to someone within the department
The firefighters union says any cost savings to the city will come at the expense of public safety
Her name was the only one released as someone responsible for running over Ye Meng Yuan, who was believed to have survived the crash; she alleges she is being made a scapegoat for larger failures in the rescue effort
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
