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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Paramedics Alfredo Rojas and Kelly Adams were released from the hospital after suffering serious injuries to their face and hands
Rural/Metro San Diego was fined $230,000 by the city and is required to submit a plan for improvement
White Lake Ambulance Authority allegedly submitted hundreds of false insurance claims
The man has been charged in two other cases, including sexual assault and fatal stabbing of a teenager
Officials are investigating into what caused the crash or what led up to it
The medics from West Midlands Ambulance service are being kicked, punched, scratched, spat on and there are numerous accounts of sexual assault
The 59-year-old Wis. man abused the system three times before being charged with disorderly conduct
Melissa Morden, 36, was allegedly killed by a man who confessed to her murder and then fled
Any threats to the safety of EMS providers, including sexual harassment, should be identified and mitigated
The Mich. crew failed to find the man, who was in the front seat of the crashed car, and told dispatchers no one was there
The treasurer was charged with taking almost $5,000 from the West Hazleton Community Ambulance Association
The 68-year-old confronted an EMT and wouldn’t let him go back to assist a patient with a life-threatening emergency
The man was arrested for stealing the vehicle while medics assisted the victims of a car crash
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Police stopped the ambulance for not having its mandatory safety test on file, meanwhile the amputee patient sat for hours on the roadside without pain medication
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The 40-year-old was arrested after admitting to co-workers he had stolen drugs for personal use over a period of time
David Lodarski and his paramedic son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending them tumbling toward oncoming traffic
The young ER doctor realized the man still had a pulse almost three hours after he pronounced him dead
Police searching for a man suspected of murdering paramedic Melissa Morden at her apartment Friday night
The $103,000 no-interest loan was repaid in full to the county by the chief who plans to stay on the job
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The EMT was arrested for allegedly placing a fake call to avoid responding to a call about a sick child in New York
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The medic tracked down the man after he allegedly stole his iPhone and later punched him repeatedly in the presence of police officers
Two Va. EMS providers and the car driver, who faces charges, were injured
Robert Gotay pocketed about $16,000; he resigned after the missing money was noticed and confessed that he had a severe gambling problem
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