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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Northeast Louisiana Ambulance EMT Marshall Waters, who works part-time for the Mangham Police Department, was seriously injured in the shooting Saturday afternoon
Police say the man also spit on EMS providers and police officers
Ogdensburg Firefighter-EMT Brian L. Kirby was issued a criminal summons in connection with the alleged incident during a union protest against City Manager and acting Fire Chief Stephen P. Jellie
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The lawsuit claims paramedics cleared the man to be taken to the police station, where he collapsed about an hour later
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Joshua Eric Matlock, 24, was arrested last week in connection with the incident that left a Santiam Hospital ambulance burnt down to its frame
Cypress Creek EMS officials say the suit is meant to stop Harris County Emergency Service District No. 1 from defunding the ambulance service before its contract ends
Lawyers for the widow of Joseph Nocero, who died due to a cardiac event in 2019, have filed a lawsuit against the company that provided EMS staffing at the game
Police are searching for the driver they say rear-ended a NuCare ambulance before speeding off
The former Greenwood County EMT had his certification suspended for an additional two years in connection with the alleged 2018 photo incident
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Four victims aged 17-34 were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after the crash
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The attorney who filed the suit says Timesha Beauchamp suffered severe hypoxic brain damage and remains in critical condition
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Tiffany Noel, 40, is accused of assaulting the EMT after failing to pay for the room she was staying in
Three people in the ambulance, including a patient, were among the injured
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Madison EMT Althea Bernstein, who is biracial, reported in June that four white men called her the N-word and sprayed her with lighter fluid
Officials said the incident is under investigation to determine appropriate disciplinary actions
Authorities said the man tried to spit on the EMT and resisted wearing a mask while being transported after allegedly choking his girlfriend and swallowing her medication
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Edward Augustus Blake, 44, a Eugene Springfield Fire Department paramedic, allegedly obtained controlled substances illegally through his position and administered them via IV to victims
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Former EMS Southwest EMT Bayley Colvin is suing the agency, saying she was previously scolded for rescheduling a doctor’s appointment and being late due to morning sickness
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