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.
“The most useful books that I’ve read from the perspective of practicing medicine are non-medical books.”
The concept of wellness encompasses the whole body, and leaders play a role in supporting the physical, mental and emotional needs of first responders
Applying inspiration and motivation from young athletes to EMS leadership
The homeless man allegedly took the ambulance because he wanted a ride to the hospital
Richard Thornton became uncooperative on the way to the hospital, took a knife from his rear pants pocket and tried to stab the medics
District Attorney Mike Taylor confirmed the allegations against EMS Director Will Angel and has referred the case to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
First responders are calling the new proposed ALS policy “an attack on the fire agencies’ ability to deliver EMS to the citizens we serve”
EMS providers are asked to answer an anonymous survey to explore the need for nicotine cessation programs for providers
Lake County Fire Rescue EMS Chief Dan Miller is in critical condition after experiencing cardiac arrest
The paramedics were inside the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia when their ambulance was stolen
A New Jersey man’s EMT license was suspended after a police report filed by an ex-girlfriend led to the discovery of multiple illegal weapons and narcotics at his home
The lawsuits accuse the county of failing to properly train dispatchers, not warning officers that errors happened and not ensuring the 911 mapping system was accurate
Jenni Kirchner has helped to secure grants for the department and has been an active participant in the Toward Zero Deaths Coalition
The ambulance sustained a flat tire and crashed into an unoccupied Ford Explorer parked at an intersection
Under his plea agreement, Joseph Kimble will serve 30 months in federal prison pay more than $750,000 in restitution
Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service’s Russell Patterson shares how process ownership is streamlining their ACS, STEMI management
Researchers aim to identify the critical skills required for public safety professionals to succeed in a leadership role
The lawsuit claims EMS providers bypassed closer hospitals, instead transporting Zachary Polsenberg to a hospital 20 miles away after he collapsed during practice
Nancy Gabriel’s husband, James, was strapped to a gurney when it rolled off the sidewalk and overturned, causing multiple injuries
Reality star Angelina Pivarnick, turned EMT for the state of New York, filed a lawsuit against the city and her former EMS supervisor for alleged sexual harassment
Thomas R. Harrigan was found at his home with a gunshot wound to the chest and later died at the hospital
Paramedic-EMT Michael Shane Hambrick stole the morphine, replaced it with liquid and reattached the tube using superglue
Purdue officials say this is the first step in a plan to provide up to $12 billion to help reimburse governments and clean up the damage done by opioids
Attorneys representing eight drug companies say he’s shown clear bias in his efforts to obtain a multi-billion dollar global settlement
A preliminary review found the Kubicek balloon made a hard landing, and the pilot and four passengers were thrown from the gondola
After the plaintiffs filed grievances, Commissioner Nicole Carlton and the city admitted race and gender were factors when switching shifts for captains
Sackler family members urged governments to sign on to the settlement terms, saying it will fund solutions to the crisis rather than continue “endless litigation”
The report would likely not address the fire’s cause, but the agency may issue urgent safety recommendations
Lumberton officials acknowledged their employees were in the video and called the incident a “serious error in judgment”
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislation, which is meant to ensure future generations understand the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their place in history
The American flag, raised by NYC firefighters at Ground Zero shortly after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, was discovered years later in Washington state
A Med-Star ambulance was responding to a call of a four-year-girl that sustained a gunshot wound to the chest when the path her house was blocked
One of the women said in her lawsuit that she lost her unborn child hours after James Walley raped her in the back of an ambulance
