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 the woman’s mouth was injured after a scooter crash and she spat bloody saliva on the medic’s face
According to an FBI affidavit, the man spat in a paramedic’s face, striking the medic’s eye and mouth with saliva
An investigator wrote that the fire chief submitted “a bulk renewal recertification” for 20 firefighter-EMTs when only seven met the requirements for renewal
The federal government claims Hidalgo County EMS submitted an unauthorized modified Paycheck Protection Program loan application and falsely claimed not to be in bankruptcy
Former Woodbury Paramedic Joseph Baker, who resigned due to the alleged retaliation, has filed a lawsuit that also claims training records for EMS certification were falsified by public safety officials
The plaintiff alleges medical negligence in the treatment of the man, who has been in a vegetative state since a respiratory episode in 2018
Multiple attempts to halt the rig using stop sticks were unsuccessful
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Acute Care Ambulance Services says it is at risk of closing after payments were suspended due to an allegation of fraud
Police said the driver of the other vehicle ran a red light, hit the ambulance and then fled the scene on foot
The Department of Justice said at least one U.S. customer seeking to purchase PPE for fire departments, hospitals and nursing homes was offered 100,000 N95 masks
Officials say the alleged actions of Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps Capt. Matthew Gannon, 53, contributed to the agency’s closing
We must address public safety personnel who lie, cheat, steal, perjure, beat, molest, assault, falsify, embezzle and do otherwise bad things
Police said the ambulance was running and unlocked outside of a nursing home before it was stolen
The family of Elijah McClain filed a federal lawsuit saying paramedics should not have administered ketamine or used such a large dosage
Lakeland Emergency Squad EMT and Warren County 911 Director Eskil Scott Danielson suffered a heart attack after saving his daughter in 2016
The woman reportedly charged at a paramedic with the machete before fleeing
The patient reportedly spilled out of the stretcher and struck their head while being loaded into an ambulance
EMTs said the man’s actions forced them to leave the scene for their safety
William V. Watson was ordered to serve one year in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter
House Bill 838 creates a new crime: bias-motivated intimidation, which would apply to the death or serious injury of a firefighter, EMT or police officer
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that the former Bledsoe County EMS director has been charged with 5 counts of rape
The selected candidate will serve a four-year term in the Public Health At-large Board position beginning in November
San Juan Island Fire District #3 Commissioner Frank Cardinale apologized after reportedly saying “Roll the eyes, you b----" while speaking with hospital board members
A spokesman said the department has received “numerous complaints” and “additional information” about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
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