Tag Archives: RAMA

A Nashville paramedic who resigned earlier this year, has filed suit claiming the city retaliated against him for documenting the failure of Davidson County jail personnel to follow the law related to the right of inmates to refuse medical transport. Adam Thomas filed suit against the Nashville Fire Department in Davidson County Circuit Court.

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for January 23, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who suffered a stroke, but was mistaken for being under the influence; a discrimination lawsuit filed ...

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The family of a Pennsylvania woman who died from COVID on January 23, 2021, has filed suit against the local fire department and several providers claiming they failed to properly evaluate and transport her to definitive care the day before.

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A wrongful death lawsuit against FDNY over the failure to transport a woman to the hospital, has been dismissed. The suit was filed by Anthony Pioli on behalf of the estate of his mother, Anna Pioli, who died in 2016.

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A lawsuit filed over the overdose death of a NM man who died after refusing aid has been remanded back to state court where the case began. The facts of the case raise important questions about refusals against medical advice. However, the ruling is nothing short of tortuous to read, through no fault of the judge who wrote it.

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Today’s burning question: Could a medic who fails to obtain an informed refusal from a patient who does not speak English be liable? Could the fire department be held liable for not providing refusal forms in other languages?

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