Tag Archives: consent

A Kentucky truck driver has filed suit in Kentucky against an Arizona fire department, an Arizona truck stop, an Arizona hospital and a bank over an incident that occurred in Tolleson, Arizona on June 24, 2020. lshimwe Grace filed suit today naming the Tolleson Fire Department, Loves Truck Stop, Abrazo West Campus, and PNC bank.

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The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has denied a motion to suppress a fire department laptop in a child pornography case against a fire lieutenant. Robert Christopher England, a lieutenant with the Middlesboro Fire Department, was accused of exposing himself to a minor in a Walmart bathroom in June 2018.

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Two veteran officers with the Bellingham, Washington Fire Department have lost their jobs following their involvement in a training exercise last July where personnel practiced their intubation skills on a deceased patient.

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A Canadian woman is suing the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Department and the Halifax Regional Municipality claiming that firefighters conducted an “invasive examination” of her cervix last year when she was pregnant.

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A fire chief in Pennsylvania who abruptly resigned earlier this month has been charged with secretly recording conversations in violation of the state’s eavesdropping law, a felony. Fire Chief Christopher B. Angell of the Bradford City Fire Department reportedly had been recording conversations with various city officials, including the police chief, without their knowledge.

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Today’s burning question: Does a fire department have the right to search a firefighter’s locker, individual sleeping room, or dresser without cause? Answer: It depends. As a governmental agency, a fire department has to respect the 4th Amendment rights of everyone, including its employees. The 4th Amendment prohibits warrantless searches

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  A 55 year old Arizona woman is questioning why she was transported via helicopter to a Phoenix hospital against her will.

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A Connecticut man has filed a lawsuit over being forced against his will to be transported to a hospital to be evaluated for a possible heart attack. Arthur Schofield, 53, contends that he was forcibly removed from his home in ...

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Today’s Burning Question: I know 16 is the age of medical consent in Rhode Island.  Does that mean that technically we cannot discuss the medical condition of a 17 year old with his parents without his consent? Answer: I received ...

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