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David Givot, JD, MICP
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Featured Columns
NEW Transfer of Care, Beware
Perception is Reality, Even when it's Not
Private v. Fire EMS: The Final Word
Hiding in Plain Sight: Part 2
Hiding in Plain Sight: Part 1
Complacency Kills … Patients and Careers
Are You Just Down the Street From a Lawsuit?
The Truth About Sticks & Stones
Negligence and the EMS Professional
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Arraignment Set For Paramedic Accused Of Stealing Morphine
Palm Beach firefighter-paramedic fired over fund irregularities
Paramedic Exposes Self
What was a Pinellas EMT accused of in his personnel file?
Fake-out paramedic to get a hearing
Prison for paramedic who fondled patients
Paramedic, ambulance patient killed in fatal crash
Wrong-way ambulance crashes with other vehicle
Denver Paramedic Response Time Investigated
Ambulance Service on two-year probation
State Takes Action Against Paramedic Who Left Woman For Dead
FDNY EMT Arraigned in Hit-and-Run Death
Love Letters Linked Lincoln County EMT [with] Teen
Teen's online tip leads to arrest of NYC paramedic
Medical care disputes ignited feud
Paramedic arrested on child harm charges
EMTs Face Punishment For Erica Smith Response
EMT charged with sex offenses
Allegedly fake Paramedic discovered after more than a year!
EMT Fired for DUI
EMT fired for violating confidentiality
EMT Admits Stealing Morphine
Ambulance Crash Kills College Senior
Fired paramedic will appeal to judge after civil service board won't reinstate him
EMT Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Embezzlement
Dallas Paramedic Accused Of Sexual Advances To Female Patient
Prison for Paramedic in Ambulance Attack
New Fairfield man charged with forging EMT license
Prison for Paramedic in Ambulance Attack
Fainting firefighter sues for job back
Paramedic out on bond, gets fired
City EMT in pervert rap
NY emergency medical tech accused of groping patient in ambulance
Blanco EMS could lose license over drug allegations
FDNY EMT 'punched patient' on way to hospital
Five Firefighters and a Paramedic Suspended
St. Louis Woman Takes Ambulance on Joy-Ride
Stolen Baltimore City ambulance found in Va.
Former FF/Paramedic pleads guilty in child sex case
EMT Accused Of Phony Military Leave Papers
Ex-paramedic found guilty
Sexual misconduct trial of former paramedic begins
Sexual misconduct trial of former paramedic begins
EMT charged with child porn e-mails
Ambulance carrying patient involved in wreck
Paramedic Negligent in Checking Vital Signs
Woman Left for Dead: State Now Involved; Family Reacts
San Antonio paramedic didn't check pulse before declaring wreck victim dead
Tough Decision: 11-year-old taken against parents' will after bumping head at family's home
Rotterdam Paramedic Busted for Alleged Rape of 4-Yr-Old
Alleged rapist's wife accused of aiding him, Pratt County EMT
Plantation EMT says he was fired for union activities, overtime lawsuit
Paramedic Accused of Sexual Assault with a Patient... On the Way to the Hospital
Ex-EMT Sentenced for Molestation
Paramedic Charged with Stealing Dying Man's Wallet
Paramedic Fired, Using Drugs on the Job
Lawyer Moonlights as Paramedic
Paramedic shoots, then saves...WOW!
Paramedic convicted of cyber-stalking
Prosecution pulls Paramedic's plea
Lazy Paramedic lets boy die
Paramedic, Iraq war vet files suit
Seminole Paramedic Indicted for Child Porn
DC Paramedic Suspended after Patient Dies
Firefighter admits filming female Paramedic in the shower
Clark Co Paramedic Arrested... Again!
Lesson Learned: There's no such thing as "Mostly Dead"
Clark Co Paramedic charged with stealing drugs
Veteran paramedic gets 60 days for stealing drugs
Paramedic accused of fondling 17-year-old
Former Paramedic sentenced for stealing morphine
Firefighter-Paramedic Burglary Drug Case
Los Angeles Paramedic stung trying for sex with a five-year-old
Rural Medic Shortage in Critical Condition
Sleepy Hollow EMTs at odds with police chief over stun-gun case
Fake Paramedic gets 18 months probation
Paramedic pleads guilty to $600 theft
Paramedic prevails in lawsuit
Paramedic jailed for stealing Morphine
SoCal Man Arrested for Impersonating Rescue Worker
Paramedic gets punched out then fired after posting photos of fatal crash online
State warns counties about unlicensed EMT with criminal arrests
Negligence may cost Paramedic his license
Prosecution drops theft charges against Paramedic
Firefighter accused of sexually assaulting Paramedic Student
Fire Officer Resigns after Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Paramedic Pronounces a Live Man Dead
Town Preps for EMS Strike
Paramedic facesAssault Charges
Paramedic Altered Drug Stock
Jury Favors Paramedic in Defamation Suit
Crash Statistics Too High for EMS Providers
City Paramedic Arrested for Rape
Speeding Paramedic Hits Cyclist
Ex-Paramedic Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Online Dates
Paramedic Caught on Tape Beating a Patient
Paramedic Charged for Stealing Drugs
Did Paramedic Negligence Result in Death?
"CSI" Busts Paramedic in Date Rape Trial
Big Trouble for Posting Accident Photos on Internet
Paramedic Charged with Raping Patient
EMT Accused Of Lying On Job Application
Ashburn Unveils EMT Licensing Bill
Paramedic to be tried in sex case
EMT charged with perjury
Lawsuit alleges Paramedic caused loss of arm
Paramedic's actions lead to teen's death
Off-duty Paramedic saves life on Baseball field
EMS Provider sued for breach of confidentiality on mySpace
Chicago Paramedic fired over allegations of Racism
Off Duty Paramedics Rush to Help
Paramedic Intercepts in WI
EMS Income Cut Feared
L.A. Firefighter Nabbed in Child Sex Sting
Cops bust three with ambulance full of pot
Paramedic accused of theft from patient, co-workers
EBR paramedic arrested on stolen drugs charges
EMS Volunteer in Court
Paramedic pleads guilty to painkiller thefts
EMT suspended for voyeurism conviction
Paramedic sentenced in Vancouver on sex crimes
Rescue squad member charged with burglarizing woman he treated
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Actual cases involving EMS providers
Peete v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County
In a wrongful death action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against individual firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians, denial of qualified immunity for defendants is reversed where the district court erred in failing to grant defendants qualified immunity... Read More
Andujar v. Rodriguez
In suit alleging defendant paramedics acted with deliberate indifference to plaintiff's serious medical needs arising after plaintiff jumped from a truck he and accomplices had hijacked, denial of summary judgment to defendants is reversed... Read More
Cleveland v. City of L.A.
The Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime exemption for an employee engaged in fire protection activities does not apply to dual function paramedics... Read More
ZICCARDI v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
Summary judgment based on qualified immunity properly denied, where paramedics moved decedent, who complained of neck injury, without stabilizing his neck... Read More
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