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.
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case – Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
Lawyer requests for medical records are not limited by HIPAA cost-based fees
Proposition 11 asks voters to give private ambulance companies the power to keep their workers on duty during meal and rest breaks
The $18.75 million lawsuit contends the Department of Human Services and the baby’s pediatrician failed to protect him and prevent him from dying
Expert witness commentary on the recent Paramedics Plus litigation, in which the government alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute
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Michael Paul was arrested after stealing an ambulance from a hospital because he “needed” a ride home after being discharged
Police officers interacting with James W. Perry at the scene of a call allegedly noticed signs of impairment and investigated further
Jem Ibrahimov’s attorney is arguing that he should not face stiff bail because “he’s an artist” who “worked as a painter”
City fire marshals arrested 42-year-old Jem Ibrahimov on Saturday after he allegedly returned to the scene of the crime
Police said the woman became combative and assaulted several EMS providers and bit two police officers when they tried to restrain her
The suit alleging that a number of opioid manufacturers are responsible for the medical needs of babies exposed to opioids before birth
David Neher, also known as David Sanders, 40, is charged with aggravated eluding, criminal damage to property and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle
After two ambulances were stolen within six months, the San Antonio Fire Department is weighing two different anti-theft options
The actress will be charged with attacking a sheriff’s deputy and an EMT after they responded to a disturbance call at her home
Palm Beach County settled with Jean Reed-Garry for $100,000 after she was dropped while being loaded into an ambulance in 2012
Toxic leaders in EMS destroy morale, initiative and progress; look for these signs in yourself and your department’s leadership
Fullerton Police Department Chief David Hendricks and Capt. Thomas Oliveras were at a concert when they allegedly assaulted two EMTs who were treating Hendricks’ wife
AmeriCare MedServices accused 12 cities of conspiring to monopolize the EMS market and shut them out from contracts
East Texas Medical Center, Paramedics Plus and Emergency Medical Services Authorities agreed to a settlement in a suit that alleged an illegal kickback scheme
Surveillance footage shows the man drawing swastikas on an ambulance and walking away
State investigators found that four Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center nurses failed to attempt resuscitation last May of a patient who died
Drug detectives raiding an apartment were exposed to the potent opioid fentanyl as it burst into the air when the suspects attempted to toss evidence
Jason Laut was sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances
The suspect kicked and attempted to head-butt the EMTs, and police noted it took substantial force to get him in the back of an ambulance
Mandy Horvath, 25, faces charges of second-degree assault — a Class 4 felony— and two DUI misdemeanors
Paramedic Cole Worley, who is married to a doctor, faces 15 criminal charges related to false prescriptions for Adderall
Chief Anthony Campbell told the media Friday that the surge of synthetic marijuana overdoses, which gripped the city for more than 24 hours, seem to have calmed down
Anniston EMS sued Oxford EMS, claiming the agency’s leaders “interfered with contracts and/or business relations” of Anniston EMS
Near-miss reporting can help build a culture of safety in your agency and improve the EMS profession as a whole
Positive beginning and ending patient interactions fall into the “serial positioning effect” and can boost patient care reviews
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