You probably remember the story from a few months ago involving a police officer who arrested a nurse after she refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient because the police officer did not have a warrant. The police officer arrested the nurse and placed her in a squad car for some time before releasing her. A video of the incident went viral, and the story gained national attention. Eventually, the police officer was fired. Since then, the hospital changed its policies and no longer allows police officers access to patient care areas.
At the time, I remember thinking this seemed like an easy false imprisonment case. And it now certainly looks like it was. Just a couple of months removed from the incident, there is news that the nurse has agreed to a half a million dollar settlement.
The ABA Journal has the story with links to more information. Here is the original video:
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