A former North Bergen emergency medical technician’s whistleblower lawsuit was reinstated earlier this month due to a “procedural error committed by the court.” This came from a ruling by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, from a panel that included Judges Gary Rothstadt, Jessica Mayer, and Arnold Natali, Jr.
Wrongful termination alleged
Back in 2018, two former North Bergen EMTs filed a lawsuit against the township and Emergency Medical Services Chief Dave Prina, alleging they were wrongfully terminated over an incident involving an allegedly drunken individual in 2017.
In the suit, plaintiffs Tamara Sepulveda and Luis DeLeon claimed the North Bergen Police Department called them to an emergency scene in August of 2017. On site, they claimed they encountered an intoxicated person who did not require their services, only identified as F.A.
According to the lawsuit, the EMTs asked the man if he wanted to go the hospital. They alleged he subsequently declined medical attention and declined to go to the hospital.
However, members of the North Bergen Police Department allegedly demanded the EMTs take the individual to the hospital against his will, the suit alleged. The EMTs refused the order, as they “believed that it is a moral, ethical and legal obligation to allow a person to refuse medical treatment if they are capable of making such a decision.”
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