Legal Efforts
In addition to our legislative efforts, we also work to challenge existing laws and mandates through the judicial system. In 2022, we achieved our goal of having an attorney on retainer to provide legal guidance and to help identify potential options for legal action. Some of our initiatives include:
- December 2022: We filed a complaint against Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The lawsuit alleges that Maine EMS did not have the statutory authority to implement a vaccine mandate and that it violated its primary purpose as an agency by implementing a mandate that increased staffing shortages, thereby endangering citizens across the state.
- September 2021: Health Choice Maine joined the Alliance Against Healthcare Mandates and collaborated with them to file a complaint for declaratory or injunctive relief of the emergency rule mandating the COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers. This suit was unsuccessful. However, it resulted in the Maine DHHS reversing their attempt to change the definition of “Designated Healthcare Facility” to include Emergency Medical Services Organizations.
Health Choice Maine on the Radio Again
Health Choice Maine director Tiffany Krek appeared again on the George Hale & Ric Tyler radio show on WVOM this week. She got the opportunity to talk about HCM’s mission, our lawsuit against Maine…
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Maine Healthcare Workers
These brave Mainers stood their ground, through termination, coercion from their peers, their employers, and at times even their communities. When Maine media publications teamed up to unblind their names, in an…
EMS Lawsuit Featured Twice on America Out Loud Radio
Our lawsuit against the Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS) board continues to get positive coverage! We’ve been featured twice on the “Whistleblower Report” show on America Out Loud. The first episode “Maine…
EMS Lawsuit Plaintiff Interviewed on The Maine Wire
Our Maine EMS Lawsuit was featured on The Maine Wire this week in an article titled Lawsuit Seeks to Invalidate EMS Vaccine Mandate. They interviewed one of the plaintiffs, Corey Bonnevie, and…
The Word is Spreading About the Maine EMS Lawsuit!
Just a few days ago we told you about HCM’s appearance on the Ray Richardson radio show to talk about our Maine EMS Lawsuit. Well, now we’ve been featured on a second…
HCM Discusses Maine EMS Lawsuit on the Ray Richardson Show
On Monday, Feb 27, we joined John Lewis and Ray Richardson on WLOB radio to discuss our Maine EMS Lawsuit and the current state of healthcare in Maine. Click this link and…
Maine EMS Lawsuit References, Sources, and Statistics
If you’ve read or heard about the Maine EMS Lawsuit in the news, you may have wondered about the sources for some of the information Health Choice Maine has been sharing. We’ll…
Updates on Maine EMS Lawsuit
The following documents have been filed in our lawsuit against the Maine EMS Board. Please see our previous post for background on this suit, our references post for statistics and sources. In…
Healthcare Worker Survey – Hospitals
If you were or are a credentialed healthcare worker in a Maine hospital that was terminated because of the COVID-19 mandate then we’d like to hear from you. Please do share your…
Maine EMS Lawsuit Initiated
We did it! On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, our attorney filed a complaint against Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with the Kennebec County Superior Court on behalf of terminated First Responders across…
Save Maine’s EMS Network
UPDATE: The lawsuit was filed on December 2, 2022! Emergency Medical Services across Maine have been pushed to the brink. As with the rest of Healthcare prior to the pandemic, Maine Emergency…