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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Baltimore County officials have removed a paramedic from the workplace after allegations that he filmed himself masturbating in public areas of multiple firehouses
A division chief was dismissed for allegedly failing to monitor overtime cards, while a district chief was fired for allegedly submitting time cards for hours he did not work
The Polk City medic says her termination was unconstitutional and stemmed from private, personal Facebook posts that did not mention her employer
Three Marion County firefighters and one paramedic face felony charges after allegedly stripping, beating and waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker at Fire Station 21 in Ocala
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The families of a pediatrician and a young mother killed when an air ambulance crashed allege the medical transport company and others negligently caused the crash
The current and former Waverly Health Center EMS providers are seeking damages under Iowa wage laws and the FLSA
Two workers were inside the Marlboro County EMS building when the fire started, according to the sheriff’s office
House Bill 1597 creates a misdemeanor for bystanders who fail to back off at least 25 feet when ordered to do so by a first responder performing their duty
Ex-paramedic admitted to a years-long scheme impersonating an M.D., accessing hospitals, visiting patients and calling in 37 prescriptions
MedShore Ambulance Service terminated the EMT after she showed a coworker a photo of Detective Mark Garrett, who was killed in an off-duty crash
Garden City officers say the EMT smelled of alcohol at a death scene and refused a breath test
A separation agreement shows Fort Worth will pay outgoing Chief Jim Davis nearly $100K as he drops potential claims, including age discrimination and whistleblower allegations
A former Nashville paramedic claims the city failed to accommodate his PTSD after a 2022 multi-fatality incident and retaliated when he sought help
Several major cities allege that the Trump administration imposed “unlawful and unrelated conditions” on more than $100M in public safety grants
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Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters
The Finance Committee advanced an $8M payout in the ambulance restraint death and $7.5M to the family of pastors killed during a police chase
A Sarasota man got 40 years plus 20 years’ probation for a staged 2019 shooting at Sarasota County paramedics after an automated 911 “fall” alert
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
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