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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Two officials with Monroe County’s Trauma Star air ambulance service were indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges centered on stolen drugs
Multnomah County agreed to temporarily change the staffing model that AMR officials said is contributing to a shortage of medical units on the road
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Citing “organizational leadership and cultural challenges” addressed in letters, the board placed the Black Forest Fire/Rescue chief on administrative leave
The lawsuit alleges that the recruit suffered a head injury but was cleared by paramedics to continue the “hazing ritual,” which ultimately caused his leg injuries
AMR’s response times have raised “significant concerns” among Buffalo council members about the reliability and effectiveness of the services, a resolution states
The Toms River mayor directed dispatchers to stop sending calls to Silverton EMS due to alleged criminal financial irregularities
During a congressional hearing, Kimberly Cheatle said the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting at the Trump rally
Authorities found ill and elderly bedridden people on mattresses on the wet floor, some lying in their own waste
Two former STAR EMS personnel have been charged with theft of government property after being told they could not take the USPS collection box
A St. Louis firefighter admitted to stealing a wallet and credit card from a patient during a fatal crash
Investigators and experts say despite warnings about the dangers of lying face down, the patient stayed on his stomach for several minutes
The lawsuit alleges women were barred from becoming paramedics by unnecessary physical tests
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Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff’s office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk’s death did not fall under qualified immunity
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Court finds judge was wrong to dismiss lawsuit against Southfield paramedics
Video showed Rochester police and AMR leaving the man on a bench where he fell over and was unattended for more than two minutes, the lawsuit claims
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Suspect is accused of stabbing an EMT multiple times in 2019 during a wellness check transport
Former Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of five years in prison
Newport News first responders had not followed protocols and incorrectly declared Quandrell Williams dead
Workers in the funeral home immediately started CPR but the woman died later at a hospital
Dispatcher Leon Price repeatedly asked the patient’s daughter whether the patient would be willing to be transported; she died a day later
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