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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She says she told her bosses she thought he was intoxicated before he crashed an ambulance into another car; afterwards she was retaliated against and then fired
Firefighter Dennis Walling was set to fly back to the U.S. after a job interview when drug dogs targeted his suitcase; he says the suitcase was given to him by the airline
Many criminal charges involving embezzlement of volunteer fire and EMS department funds could be prevented with basic financial controls
He accepted a plea deal for removing 100 micrograms of fentanyl while assisting a nurse wo was starting an IV for a patient at Exeter Hospital
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
He also worked as a dispatcher, and is accused of getting reimbursed twice by the different departments for the same expenses
It’s alarmingly simple for someone with criminal intent to get into the medical transportation business, which could lead more regulations and less reimbursement
Officials say it explains why a newly released report shows Medicaid paid more to ambulance companies than cancer doctors or orthopedic surgeons
Jeffrey Jones was charged with falsely reporting an incident, second-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment, misuse of the emergency 911 system and breach of peace
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
“I’m very truly sorry if I scared or frightened anyone; that was not my intention,” medic Ron Miller said
He told employees at his son’s school that he had a gun; he said he was there to test school security and staged his own impromptu active shooter drill, a month after the Sandy Hook shooting
He and his wife stole $240K from the nonprofit by overpaying themselves and using the company credit card for personal expenses
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
She will be sentenced in September for charges that stem from submitting unnecessary Medicare claims
He was charged with prescription fraud but says the detective unlawfully gathered information
The $3.1M lawsuit says she suffered brain damage after doctors let hours pass before treating her with clot-busting medication, and instead gave her Ativan
Lt. Kellene Davis’ retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
Medications were stolen in five break-ins over a week in March; this latest theft was from boxes used to replenish supplies
Investigators haven’t found evidence confirming a witness’ claim that the truck was on fire before it crossed the median and collided with the bus, killing 10
A 22-year-old woman fell and was knocked unconscious at a 2011 holiday party; she woke up in an ambulance and felt her breast being rubbed and her vagina being touched
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
They were on their lunch break when a restaurant worker had a fatal asthma attack; a judge dismissed the case because the unconscious woman did not request medical attention for herself
Fire commissioner: “If you want to be union, grab your stuff and go somewhere else guys, because it (isn’t) going to work in Williston”
Witnesses said they had not seen the accident but “only saw a male standing next to the female who soon thereafter left”
Investigators are confident the fire was unintentional, but they have not decided whether anyone will face charges
The 80-year-old woman was pronounced dead from a heart attack; morticians later found her body face down with bruises and determined she woke up and injured herself trying to free herself from the body bag