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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“We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,” one commenter wrote
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The violent and bizarre incident brought to light the inherent inefficiencies of the city’s antiquated 911 emergency call system
After discovering two young girls were dead, first responders attempting to treat the father were frightened by his demeanor and conversation
Matthew Alexander Vancamp, 31, was convicted of reckless driving following a three-day trial
Matthew A. Vancamp was driving the ambulance transporting Samantha Lehmann, when it slammed into the back of a stalled tanker truck carrying cranberry juice
Susanna G. Battig, 28, received a sentence that includes 40 hours of community service and $1,500 in restitution
Adam LaFlash, 36, of Sturbridge, was arraigned in Dudley District Court Monday on three counts of incident assault and battery on a person over 14
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When police arrived, Datrielle Y. Wright, 29, was sitting in the driver’s seat of the ambulance, gripping the steering wheel and refusing orders to come out
A patient running from police at Grand Stand Medical Center jumped into an ambulance and took off with three people in the back
Dorothy Dennis, 71, was charged with the theft of $18,487 from both the ambulance association and the relief association
When he was released from the hospital, the man was arrested for unauthorized possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia
Michael Senisch is suing AtlanticCare for wrongful termination after he practiced holistic medicine on a patient who refused traditional treatment
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The student immediately complained to her parents and police after the firefighter allegedly made lewd comments and touched her during dinner at the firehouse
According to her attorney not all stations complied with federal law regarding pumping rooms
Ashley Ulibarri, 25, faces a charge of unlawful taking of the motor vehicle
The man convinced members of Dallas Fire-Rescue to take him on a ride-along, and was previously arrested in 2013 for stealing a firefighter uniform
A lawsuit claimed the ambulance service submitted more than 1,000 fake reimbursement claims to Medicare and Medicaid
Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder
A MEDIC crew and patient were inside the rig when the man jumped into the driver’s seat
Define what behaviors are off limits and what to do if an assault against emergency responders does occur
Jon Cinelli and Jeremy Pecoraro were arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a controlled substance and were suspended with pay
A 25-year veteran of Fayette EMS is suing the agency after she says a veteran supervisor “slapped her on the buttocks” according to the suit
Four hours after an EMS crew released Paul Tarashuk, he was struck and killed by a vehicle; David Givot breaks down issues of patient abandonment, negligence and responsibility
Paramedic Dane Arredondo is charged with stealing several different kinds of drugs from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Amy Tillia was arrested for aggravated assault against four EMS responders
Christian Burton, 22, was found guilty of murdering Quinn Boyer in 2013, but avoided the harshest sentence
Paul Tarashuk was suffering from a schizophrenic episode, but the EMTs who responded to the call by sheriff deputies failed to care for him
Michael Ruby, a Polk County paramedic who was in a new-hire probation period, resigned after it was discovered he posted photos of work to social media
AmeriCare filed suit in 2016 against several California cities, accussing city officials of conspiring to monopolize the market and shut out AmeriCare from contracts
