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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City police say they found a .40-caliber handgun in Daniel Strong’s waistband when they detained him
Leonardo Moreno’s lawsuit said DN Higgins and McKenna were negligent for allowing the workers to enter a manhole without checking for toxic gases
The paramedic was one of the first responders on scene at the Pulse Nightclub shooting and the union claimed his requests for PTSD treatment had gone unanswered
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The petition asks city leaders to criminally charge individuals who suffer from drug overdoses and receive medical attention
Officials said responders discovered 75-year-old Nancy Parker on the floor of her living room in her own urine and feces, where she had been for five days
A review of Boston EMS found that responders are sometimes ordered to take multiple patients from separate calls to the hospital in the same ambulance
The paramedic was inside a patient’s home when the ring was stolen, along with another ring, keys and personal documents
Christopher Pichardo, 19, struck the EMS provider in his pelvic area with a closed fist and kicked an officer in the chest
“We are dismayed by these selfish actions and hope the community can help us find the person,” Tualatin Valley Battalion Chief Chris Dawson said
A termination letter said that Josh Grenada recorded the patient on his phone and then shared it with colleagues
Police said they found Deanna Reyneveld crawling on the floor and swinging her arms “like a small child”
John Brophy was fired after falling asleep during a 2005 call about an infant who was not breathing
Jason Laut was convicted of wire fraud, falsifying narcotics logs, aggravated identity theft and tampering with fentanyl
Police said Michael Amedeo, Michael Downs and Cody Wages went to Amedeo’s former home and attacked his wife and her male friend
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An attorney said employees followed proper procedures between the air conditioner losing power on Sept. 10 and when the deaths began Sept. 13
Capt. Tim Goodman was suspended in May after posting more than 100 allegedly racist posts on Facebook
Lori Rambo, a 10-year veteran paramedic, had her purse and cellphone stolen while responding to a call
The patient said Julio Lizarazo touched her inappropriately on the way to a hospital and later while she was in her hospital room
A nurse said she rushed to the man’s room and took over CPR, keeping it up until paramedics arrived; the video shows a different story
Justin Nelson was charged with a DUI after he almost hit the ambulance with his Ford F-250 that was hauling a camp trailer
Three years ago, a drunk driver hit an Allina Health ambulance head-on, seriously injuring two EMS providers and a patient on board
Alisha Coleman, who worked in a 911 call center for nearly a decade, said she was fired after she unexpectedly got her menstrual cycle at work
Jack Talbot spent 13 days in a coma after an intoxicated carjacker hit him while driving on the wrong side of the road during a police chase
Janee Wright-Trussell pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and EMT Ann Marie Thomas will face trial for willful neglect of duty
Police said the driver changed his mind after calling for an ambulance and refused to get out of his truck
April Briscuso was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $750 meant for former Officer Craig Tudor
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