Tag Archives: malpractice

The Santa Monica Fire Department is being sued for malpractice for the care provided to a man injured in a fall last year. Baldev Devgan and Manju Devgan filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging Santa Monica firefighters failed to take proper spinal precautions following Baldev’s fall.

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The widow of a Texas man who died after a stretcher-related injury in 2019 has filed suit against a fire department, six firefighter-EMTs, a local hospital and an ER doctor. Jacqueline Veals filed suit yesterday in Dallas County District Court in her capacity as personal representative for Fred Douglas Veal, Jr.

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Today’s burning question: I am a Paramedic and EMS instructor. I just got my annual renewal notice for my malpractice insurance coverage. Do providers really need personal coverage?

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The Niceville Fire and Rescue Department along with Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services have been sued for wrongful death by the estate of a man who died in 2010. Vincent L. Donathan of Niceville, died on July 6, 2010 after emergency ...

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An Indiana man has filed suit against Hamilton County, Tennessee claiming that while being treated for an ankle injury and dehydration back in 2011, he was inadvertently given Lidocaine which resulted in him going into cardiac arrest. On September 6, ...

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