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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Jeffrey Sanford Jr., 48, faces four to 15 years in prison for the conviction, and has also separately been accused of sexually assaulting a 93-year-old woman
A warrant has been issued for Jonathan Reserve, 19, who is accused of an aggravated assault that sent an EMT to the hospital
Augusta’s legal department has 30 days to develop a detailed plan for the city’s EMS response after city commissioners voted to halt the fire department’s service
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The Hale Foundation has filed a lawsuit after the Valor Station’s zoning application was rejected following widespread opposition from residents
Police say the man was “flipping out” and breaking things at his neighbor’s house before he assaulted the paramedic and tried to spit at police and EMS providers
The Humvee was later recovered from a ditch with its doors torn off
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According to her family’s attorney, Timesha Beauchamp, 20, died in the hospital due to brain damage suffered in the August incident
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
The fire department report stated that Firefighter Jason Cortez may have accidentally opened the valve and cited COVID-19 restrictions in requiring firefighters to do some training tasks alone
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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
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