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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The EMT bonded out of jail after only 37 minutes. “What kind of message are we sending?” asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings.
“What we have is a shortage of people who are willing to work under horrible conditions for chump change and be unappreciated”
The Life Force helicopter was severely damaged, and all aboard were transported to hospitals
The Annapolis FD medic has been accused of making inaccurate statements about why patient Renardo Green was in a prone position
Nearly six years after her death, co-workers cried in the courtroom and shared hugs outside with her family
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Suspended Ct. EMT Bradley Doyle was carrying a BB gun, handcuffs, pepper spray, knife, duct tape, cable ties and rope, according to an arrest warrant
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IAFF Local 42 leaders said that other Kansas City FD employees had similar physical altercations with patients or residents and were not disciplined or terminated
The bill supports tougher penalties for swatting calls that lead to an evacuation, lockdown or emergency response
State investigators found that Guard Well Medical Transportation failed to ensure its vehicles were properly staffed during transports and failed to properly train its employees
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
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The charges stem from an incident in which a paramedic was attempting to administer naloxone
The three paramedics and one EMT will each receive $29,999, according to a spokesperson for FDNY EMS Local 2507
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
“He was not taking medication, he did not want to take medication and he didn’t think he was mentally ill,” said Bellevue’s director of forensic psychiatry
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The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
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Bradley Doyle faces multiple charges, including robbery and unlawful restraint, after an incident that began at an AMR Bridgeport parking lot
Tamika Jones’s sister is seeking damages for wrongful death and gross negligence from two EMTs, Aston Township FD command personnel and others
The Monroeville FD employee is facing four charges
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