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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The investigation into LifeCare Ambulance’s David Richards is ongoing
First Response Ambulance claims officials violated a town ordinance by allowing another service to operate within city limits
Rutherford County mayor welcomes new director, Brian Gaither, and thanks former leader Carl Hudgens
The rights of EMS agencies and remedies if hospital bed delays cannot be satisfactorily resolved through collaboration with hospital counterparts
Two suits say the system set to go into place would give insurers too much power to control reimbursement amounts
Texas Department of Health and Human Services lifted the emergency suspension after a paperwork change
Friends of Jason Hamilton say he faces a long recovery
County Commission President Jake Shade said he is open to receiving additional details about complaints regarding Christopher Biggs
The Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services probe opens the possibility for state sanctions against Sedgwick County EMS
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The announcement comes three months after two paramedics were charged in the death of Elijah McClain
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IAFF Local 1715’s list of complaints includes a hostile work environment, ethics concerns and low employee morale
The court order says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority to enact the mandate for providers that participate in the government programs
Ambulance Victoria employees said trauma from workplace conditions was worse than what they experienced from the work itself
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District rig collision
Eric J. Genna allegedly attempted to strike and threatened to kill an EMS provider with Alton Memorial Hospital
The ruling requires that Tracy Blanchette get back pay, and Methuen FD must decide whether to promote her to captain or create an equal supervisory position
The lawsuit states that Vernon Roberson, 67, was left outside at the wrong address on a 97-degree day in Houston
Scott Williams, 46, was found unresponsive in his bunk, the U.S. Firefighters Association said
A report by the state found that former Knappa Fire District Firefighter-Paramedic Amy Lenz was not promoted while her male co-workers were
City police charged Ryley Zaccheaus Custer, 21, with five counts each of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault
“I feel confident in saying that we have laid the groundwork for good things to come,” Dr. Emily Nichols said
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The sheriff’s office said responders gave the patient naloxone, which helped him regain consciousness, but the man struck and kicked medical personnel and a deputy
Dr. Emily Nichols told her corps of paramedics she is departing, and the agency is expected to announce her resignation Monday
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The association’s treasurer, John Kuhl, was arrested and faces two charges
The Brevard County medic allegedly said: “The reason that you were shot in the ankle as opposed to elsewhere, the torso or the head, is because of your ethnicity”
The plan calls for Aurora to revamp its use-of-force policies and launch new training programs in an effort to combat bias in the ranks
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