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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A charge of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds was filed in the District of Columbia against Andrew Williams, a Sanford firefighter
A police officer who responded to a domestic violence call said they recognized the man from video of the ambulance theft
The New Jersey Department of Health issued a letter saying Douglas Gimson’s EMT certification “constitutes an immediate and serious threat to public health, safety and welfare”
Officials say the driver of the truck fled on foot following the crash
Ed Fox, who died due to COVID-19 two weeks after the 911 call, reportedly suffered two falls under the care of the EMS crew, who are also accused of forgetting to connect oxygen to a non-rebreather mask
The firefighter-paramedic was reportedly seen in a photograph outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot
Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps President Matthew Gannon is accused of misappropriating agency funds between 2016 and 2020
Police say the man was wearing an EMT’s jacket when officers arrived and had to be forcefully pulled out of the rig
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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
House Bill 308 also prohibits employers from penalizing first responders who file a claim with the fund
The bill also calls for an advisory committee to look into regulation of ground ambulance billing
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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