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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YouGov conducted a poll revealing that a majority of people believe air ambulance services are critical and should be covered by insurance companies
A Boston MedFlight pilot allegedly fell asleep while transporting a patient from Martha’s Vineyard to a Boston hospital
The FDNY ambulance was passing an appartment complex when its crew heard loud cracks and spotted two spiderweb holes in the passenger-side window
An FDNY employee lost an unencrypted hard drive containing patient care reports made between 2011 and 2018
Department of Labor officials ended an investigation on MedTrust and concluded that the ambulance service violated federal overtime requirements
Quinton Ashley Andrews faces a prison term of 3-15 years when he’s sentenced for malicious assault on emergency medical services personnel
Police officers deployed spike strips to stop Kimberly Vasich after she stole the rig
EMS Consulting Services is overseeing the Delran Emergency Squad after its license was suspended and its former chief sentenced to jail
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
Benjamin Shorb, 25, was charged with aggravated battery of a government employee and criminal damage to property
The lawsuit alleged that officers used excessive force against Tawon Boyd and that county EMS erred in injecting him with the anti-psychotic medication Haldol
Department of Public Health officials state that Daniel McCall misrepresented his credentials to teach an EMT class
Joshua Kyle Poindexter allegedly led Gaston County Police on a chase while driving more than 15 mph above the speed limit
National EMS Billing had uploaded a 1,105-page document to the courts’ website, which allows anyone with internet access to see the information
Paul Tarashuk was struck and killed by a vehicle after first responders released him while he was experiencing a schizophrenic episode
The ambulance was transporting a patient when a vehicle hit the ambulance from behind
The EOCC lawsuit states that AMR refused the request of a pregnant paramedic for light duty during her third trimester
A New York EMT made off-color remarks to a colleague, and on social media, concerning incidents she responded to
The situation comes after Owensboro Health announced plans to exit an ambulance agreement, leaving the region without a secondary emergency medical transport service
The law takes effect immediately under conditions in which the animal is in danger of death or severe injury due to exposure
Parker A. Foster Jr. was serving probation for a 2016 sex assault case when he was charged with sexually assaulting a person with a mental disability
Approaching casual relationships intentionally in EMS has lasting implications for improving engagement and optimism in the EMS workforce
Video shows Firefighter-EMT Sean Clayton grabbing a woman’s hair when responding to call outside a hospital ER
The driver of the ambulance was pinned in the vehicle as a result of the crash and extricated by first responders
The former Vernon County Ambulance district director and bookkeeper were sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $270,000
Police are investigating an ambulance crash that left the emergency services driver pinned inside
Dashcam video shows the Fort Pierce Police Department pursuing the stolen ambulance
Gerard Colvert, 30, was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving with impaired ability
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thomas Peltier for 45 counts of possessing child pornography
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