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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The city is asking a judge to reverse the decision of an arbitrator that reinstated the firefighter, who is facing felony charges
Three suspects were taken into custody after the apparently targeted drive-by shooting
Dr. Heather Davis, associate director of the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, was appointed as board chair for the National Registry of EMTs
A judge said the former treasurer and EMT must pay back the amount she improperly spent and the cost of a state audit
Arson is suspected in the blast at the home owned by Karen Hill, who claimed self-defense in the shooting of Paramedic Rodney Gilmer
Court documents say John Kapoor personally approved bribes for doctors who abusively prescribed opioids
According to a memo by the supervisor he claimed harassed him, the medic broke Florida law in five cases, two of which resulted in death
The former official is suing the ambulance company, claiming he was fired for raising concerns about improper Medicare billing
The Milwaukee Fire Department ambulance was backing into the station when it was struck
Former Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Glenn M. Cannon, 71, died Monday after a decades of service in EMS and public safety
The former operator of a private ambulance service must serve 30 months in federal prison and pay restitution
The large piece of concrete was thrown through the rig’s window as it was traveling on the roadway
Amrit Singh allegedly groped a female EMT during a medical transport from jail to a local hospital
The service’s former business manager used ambulance funds to pay personal bills
Authorities say the man also toppled a mailbox and nearly struck a police car
The EMT said he was forced to resign after “civil rights violations, harassment and retaliation” by a supervisor
Officials said all four fabricated calls prompted a “heavy response” from fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel
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A police sergeant said fire and medical personnel helped work with victims and law enforcement to track down the suspect
Cleveland EMS providers are protesting the city’s repeated legal challenges to a contract that would provide paid leave and treatment for PTSD
The man was convicted of writing false checks to himself while serving as treasurer for both companies
The man faces a felony charge of disrupting public service after authorities say he made several 911 calls for no reason
Authorities say the paramedic was left with a gash on the back of her head after her partner struck her with an electronic tablet
Police say the man threatened to kill first responders’ families, caused $1,000 of damage to the rig and briefly escaped from a police car window
The family of a 15-year-old victim says the assaults committed by former EMT David Carpio could have been prevented
Police say the man stole the ambulance from the emergency entrance of a hospital and crashed it five minutes later
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The former fire rescue employee’s wrongful termination claim alleges she was unfairly singled out for her gender and social media use
A county commissioner wants complainants to be able to appeal decisions after an EMS employee’s harassment claim was dismissed
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