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California Appellate Court Says Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Applies To Traffic Accident Claim

February 8, 2024

The Court of Appeal for the State of California Sixth Appellate District (“California Appellate Court”) stated in its December 1, 2023 published opinion: “In this appeal we must decide whether a driver in a separate vehicle, injured in a collision with an ambulance transporting a p[...]

South Carolina Lawsuit Alleges Ambulance Service Failed To Provide Oxygen And Failed To Secure Patient, Leading To Death

January 29, 2024

At about 3 a.m. on April 16, 2022, two employees with Medway Ambulance Service in South Carolina reportedly responded to the home of 72-year-old Kenneth LaPorte Sr., whose oxygen saturation level was measured at that time at about 74%, which is dangerously low. According to a lawsuit recently filed [...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms EMTs Entitled To Qualified Immunity From Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Stabilize Patient’s Spine

November 18, 2023

Gary Schauer suffered a neck injury during an altercation outside a tavern in Ponca City, Oklahoma. When emergency medical technicians (“EMTs”) employed by Ponca City arrived on the scene, Schauer told them he could not move his left arm or his legs. The EMTs loaded Schauer into an ambulance wit[...]

89-Year-Old Connecticut Woman Sues EMTs For Fall From Stretcher

February 14, 2019

An 89-year-old woman in Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the EMTs that responded to her home and were transporting her to the hospital when they allegedly failed to secure her to the stretcher, thereby leading to her fall to the ground. The elderly woman claims that she was severely injured a[...]

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California Appellate Court Says Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Applies To Traffic Accident Claim

South Carolina Lawsuit Alleges Ambulance Service Failed To Provide Oxygen And Failed To Secure Patient, Leading To Death

Federal Appellate Court Affirms EMTs Entitled To Qualified Immunity From Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Stabilize Patient’s Spine

89-Year-Old Connecticut Woman Sues EMTs For Fall From Stretcher

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