A western Pennsylvania judge ruled that a young woman’s negligence claims against an ambulance service provider for the actions of two paramedics employed with the company can continue, but he said the incident that led to the suit did not rise to an extreme enough level to warrant claims for punitive damages or intentional infliction of emotional distress.

In reviewing the defendants’ preliminary objections, President Judge Dominick Motto of the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas also ruled that references to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations found in two counts in the plaintiff’s first amended complaint be stricken, but that those counts could still remain as negligence claims. He overruled the remaining objections.

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