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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He made the 27-year-old walk to the ambulance and his injuries, which included a broken back, 12 broken ribs and brain damage were not discovered until arriving at the hospital
Richard Newman, 38, was seriously burned when the helicopter crashed and caught fire; he’s in the ICU with burns covering nearly 20 percent of his body
The aim is to give the 26 agencies a tool to track their money in wake of financial troubles and theft
Lt. Kellene Davis is at the center of the investigation when, despite cries for help, nobody responded when Cecil Mills collapsed and died across the street from the firehouse
Emergency medical personnel, state and local police, and firefighters would be able to file claims for mental-health counseling following post-traumatic stress diagnoses by board-certified psychiatrists or psychologists
The chief pleaded guilty to stealing nine small vials of Diazepam after he was caught on camera taking the drugs from an ambulance
Alamo will go to trial in May after the provider filed a restraining order and lawsuit against the city, blocking attempts to end their contract over slow response times
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2 EMTs in the back were injured after he jumped into the front seat of a parked ambulance and drove erratically before crashing into a building
He’s been charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and resigned after he was taken to jail
Firearms, jewelry, electronics and cash found in search of his home; police say after someone was take to the hospital he would go back and steal items
He was arrested during Operation Broken Heart, which resulted in charges against 14 men from across north Georgia who intended to meet a child for sex
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Poor supervisors wait for people to fail to meet expectations and then they point out the failure
He pleaded guilty to recording at least 10 children performing sex acts and was sentenced to 15 1/2 years in prison
The part-time medic was the target of a weeklong narcotics investigation, and was arrested on a drug felony charge
He is accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from the company, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
The 29-year-old says he’ll continue to shoot videos of public safety workers and save them in “the cloud” so they can’t be erased
An appeal has been filed against claims of ‘a pattern of unprofessional conduct, discourtesy and lack of respect for his co-workers’
A repercussion of this fraud will be extra scrutiny and delayed claims on those with legitimate problems related to 9/11
Retired responders are accused of falsely claiming they had depression, PTSD or other psychological problems so crushing they couldn’t work
She claims she has suffered from discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace for eight years
He agreed to 30 unpaid days off work for driving the vehicle for personal use more than once in the past year
It indicates the owner is trying to sell DEMSI, which has not been providing enough ambulances after employees walked off the job
He’s being charged with interfering with emergency medical care, but says he has the First Amendment right to record law enforcement personnel
The recordings would be barred from the public, and limited to investigators, family, and for use in lawsuits
The suit alleges he raped a female employee and made “sexually offensive gestures, comments and requests for sexual favors”
The investigative report recommends discipline for the five firefighters and four 911 dispatch employees who sent the ambulance to the wrong address
Medic Gene Ryan is planning to sue the department due to mismanagement
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