Wright v. City of Ponca City, et al
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September 22, 2023
Estate Wants Full 10th Circ. To Review EMT Liability Claims
A woman representing the estate of a man who died after EMTs loaded him into an ambulance without securing his spine is asking the Tenth Circuit for a full-court rehearing of a panel decision dismissing her suit, saying the panel applied the wrong precedent in finding the EMTs had immunity to her claims.
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September 07, 2023
10th Circ. Finds EMTs Immune In Suit Over Man's Death
The Tenth Circuit on Thursday cleared Ponca City, Oklahoma, and three of its EMTs from a suit alleging they caused a man's death after he suffered a spinal injury, finding the EMTs have qualified immunity over the claims.