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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Police say a man began throwing bricks and jumping on the ambulance while the EMS crew were assisting an elderly patient
Police say Odessa Firefighter-EMT Michael Mack was fatally shot by his coworker, Evan Gaw, after the two rented a campground in Colorado together
Methuen Firefighter-EMT Tracy Blanchette, a 27-year department veteran and the city’s first female firefighter, says a less experienced male firefighter was granted the promotion
Joseph Thuesen was fired as the top administrator of Sacramento County’s fire/EMS dispatch center last year after an investigation into “financial irregularities” and alleged threats of violence
Police say a Frito Lay Cheetos truck crashed into the ambulance, which had its lights and sirens activated, after driving through a green light
The suspect was charged with felony threats of violence and misdemeanor disorderly conduct
Dylan Wilson, a paramedic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was placed on administrative leave following his arrest on two counts of sexual exploitation
FDNY EMT Margot Loth claims Capt. Donna Tiberi referred to her as a “calendar girl” in a degrading manner after she appeared in the department’s 2019 Calendar of Heroes
William Michael Fields Jr., 37, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, with the U.S. attorney on the case calling his actions “inexcusable”
A Guardian EMS employee who was cleaning the ambulance at the time had to physically restrain the woman while ordering her to pull over and park
Remy Lee, 31, told EMS providers at the scene, “It was my baby father,” before later succumbing to her gunshot wound injuries
A total of 2,226 union members voted, with 1,444 voting to uphold the endorsement and 782 voting to rescind it; the city’s Black firefighters’ organization sued IAFF Local 22 over the endorsement last week
William Michael Fields Jr., a former constable and firefighter, was convicted in federal court and ordered to serve 35 years in prison
The conflict stems from a legal battle over $16 million in disputed payments
Taking action to evaluate, educate and integrate diversity in the EMS workplace
The bus was stopped and the ambulance was transporting a patient when the crash occurred in 2019; one lawyer said his client, who was on the bus, suffered permanent injury
Police say the man became combative after experiencing an apparent overdose and was found to be carrying a BB gun in his pocket
Fort Lee EMT and former Harding Township Police Officer Thomas Trommelen said he was pressured to quit his EMS job and ultimately fired from the police department, despite being allowed to work in EMS previously
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
Applications will be excepted until Nov. 20, 2020 for the yearlong executive training program for future leaders in the EMS industry
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
County authorities are investigating the source of the package, which shot out glitter when opened
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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