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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Danielle Lynn Hineline, 29, who remains at large, is accused of punching one Manheim Township provider and hitting another with a metal clip
Steven J. Kwestel withheld over $1.3 million in taxes from employees, without paying the IRS
An armed suspect pointed his gun at an EMT and forced a firefighter from the ambulance
The guard fired a single shot at the knife-wielding patient, which police say likely hit a back tire of the ambulance
As the Delta variant accelerates in the U.S., first responders should be aware of the differences in the latest strain
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A Scranton man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly lighting an ambulance on fire then walking away
Jacob Dindinger remains in critical condition after being shot in the head, neck and arm
With a rising percentage of the workforce working a side gig or as a freelancer, services will need to adapt to recruit generations satisfied by being their own boss
Tanir Ami, CEO of California’s CARESTAR Foundation on diversifying the prehospital care workforce and improving health outcomes
“If this incident isn’t a call to action, I’m really not sure what is,” Tucson police chief says of attack on fire, EMS professionals
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
Sedgwick County EMS Medical Director Dr. John Gallagher was placed on paid leave as staff members quit and take to social media to talk about issues with leadership
A paramedic and an EMT in Sedgwick County resigned on Facebook, each sharing a petition that advocates for the removal of EMS Director Dr. John Gallagher
“It’s the best I could do with what I had,” said Officer Ronald Kennedy
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A man shot a firefighter and two members of a Tucson ambulance crew, and killed a neighbor, before he was shot by police, officials said
“You need to stop interrupting me,” dispatcher is heard telling the former Seattle Seahawks’ player’s wife during the emotional 911 call before Richard Sherman’s arrest
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A first responder in Caledonia was punched in the groin after arriving on scene to help police transport a female truck driver in possession of illegal drugs
Matthew Gannon, who was the president of Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps, confessed to using agency funds for New York Jets tickets, personal expenses
Sedgwick County’s issue with “dangerously slow” response times dates back to 2018, newspaper investigation shows
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
3 takeaways point to discrepancies in perception of discipline equity, fairness from frontline providers to senior leaders
How disciplinary action is perceived offers evidence for implementing Just Culture values
A fundamental approach to resolving conflict before discipline is required
By listener request, our hosts discuss the new law restricting ketamine use in Colorado and the Chicago sexual harassment settlement
A Chicago Fire Department audit found more than half of female paramedics were sexually harassed on the job
