The jury returned that $15 million verdict following a two-week trial regarding the lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Owen against HEMSI, ambulance driver Jacob Steele and paramedic Calvin Hui.

Owen’s attorneys contended that during the trip in the HEMSI ambulance ... of drug abuse to continue operating ambulances on Alabama’s public roadways, violating numerous internal policies ...

including [Owen], anyway.” In March 2019, Steel was fired for recklessly operating a HEMSI ambulance that violated multiple Alabama laws and HEMSI policies. “After the event, HEMSI terminated Steele’s ...

The jury returned that $15 million verdict following a two-week trial regarding the lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Owen against HEMSI, ambulance driver Jacob Steele and paramedic Calvin Hui.

On May 23, after a 10-day trial, a jury in Limestone County, Alabama awarded Gloria Owen $15 million, documents say. “Despite the fact that HEMSI’s entire business is based on providing care ...