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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Authorities say it is the second time the man has been charged with DWI and that he was driving without a license when the crash occurred
Officials say the AMR crew fled the rig after being assaulted and that the patient allegedly caused the fire while damaging the ambulance interior
The U.S. Department of Labor determined the private ambulance service violated federal labor laws by not providing the 12 employees with a reasonable sleep period
An Ogden Fire Department crew was treating a patient inside a building when the rig was taken from the scene
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Police are investigating whether the bolt was intentionally thrown at the rig
A judge said Jeffrey Sanford Jr. damaged the public’s trust in calling 911 when he took advantage of a suicidal woman
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
Providers responding to a medical call blocked a woman’s parked car with the rig, resulting in an altercation and leading to her arrest
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A paramedic says she was sexual harassed by a division chief while seeking a job at Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, and that the department head tried to cover it up
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was employed by PeaceHealth, was shot inside the medical office by a gunman who then fatally shot himself, police say
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A seven-page letter signed by more than two dozen EMTs accuses the chief of bullying, misuse of department funds and working another job while on duty with the department
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A preliminary investigation found that the firefighter may have falsified supply logs for at least 18 months
Concealed carry training implications after two paramedics are shot on duty and one returns fire
A lawyer for the three EMTs, who have had their certifications suspended, said they were defending themselves against a “violent attack”
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Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
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