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.
Chief Jerry Streich identifies the impact problem employees have on the organization and on collective department stress
Preparing for the end of the PHE and the need to prepare a documentation time capsule
FDIC presenters offer up tips on coordinating critical care team delivery, and adopting transformative actions once considered heresy
If providers don’t feel like part of a team, they’ll seek a connection elsewhere
The former fire rescue employee’s wrongful termination claim alleges she was unfairly singled out for her gender and social media use
A county commissioner wants complainants to be able to appeal decisions after an EMS employee’s harassment claim was dismissed
Ego, tradition, indifference and bad judgment can allow inappropriate behaviors to become normalized
The family of homicide victim Frank Navaroli III said there was a delay in recognizing and treating the 27-year-old’s gunshot wound
Police say the man broke through restraints and attacked a female first responder
Officials say Roderick Weston went on a rampage and targeted vehicles, including an ambulance, to hit with his pickup truck
The 23-year-old is accused of stealing the ambulance early on New Year’s Day while the crew was responding to a medical call
Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service Paramedic Corey Dover was stabbed close to his spine with a 3-inch knife
The settlement stems from a 2012 incident of an unencrypted laptop falling from the back of an ambulance
The man was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license
Officials say the man left the house firefighters were responding to and led police on a chase with the rig’s lights activated
Joshua Lee Hunsucker is accused of killing his wife in order to collect her life insurance
AMR’s lawyer sent a letter to the city council referencing the “spotty track record” of Falck of Copenhagen, Denmark, as unsuitable for San Diego
The former St. Croix EMS interim director is alleging due process violations in his 2018 firing
Jon Cinelli, 52, admitted to stealing the drugs from a police department box while working as a paramedic for the town
Two people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and two others were wounded after the attack at an assisted living complex
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It’s not a matter of if, but when; be prepared by becoming familiar with the OIG workplan, and improving records management and communication across the agency
An attacker stabbed multiple people at a suburban Portland shopping center Wednesday, authorities said
The EMT, who reportedly met the underage boys through his job, was charged with three counts of corruption of minors
Like it or not, the reality of doing what we do is that EMS is a business, and like any business, income must at least meet or exceed expenditures to remain solvent and afloat
An employee noticed that the ambulances were missing Monday morning
A man was arrested and charged with assault and other offenses after reportedly being combative with first responders
The paramedic reportedly admitted to stealing six oxycodone pills while at work
Milford Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Patrick W. Evans, 37, died unexpectedly on Sunday
Police say the alleged attack occurred when the woman was taken to the hospital for “medical clearance”
A group of 15 EMTs said they would remove themselves from the roster if a list of stipulations was not addressed
Police say the man regained consciousness after being giving naloxone and immediately began striking first responders
Colin Andrew Davis was sentenced to six months in prison for tampering with fentanyl and ketamine vials
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