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Struggling to breathe and gurgling on the floor of his Ballard apartment, William Yurek, 45, lay dying and unable to receive emergency care from Seattle paramedics 鈥� even though first responders were parked outside the man鈥檚 Crown Hill neighborhood apartment for more than 13 minutes.

That is what Mark Lindquist is claiming in the wrongful death lawsuit he has filed against the City of Seattle on behalf of Yurek鈥檚 family, the Seattle attorney told The Dori Monson Show Monday.

鈥淭his tragedy was so avoidable,鈥� Lindquist told Dori鈥檚 listeners.

And given that it was Yurek鈥檚 12-year-old son who called 911 twice to secure paramedic response for his dad, it is especially 鈥渄evastating,鈥� Lindquist added.

The case stems from Nov. 2, 2021, when Yurek鈥檚 son 鈥済ot on the phone and called 911鈥� when he believed his dad was suffering a heart attack – and waited about six minutes for first responders to arrive outside their home.

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Audio of both of the boy鈥檚 anguished calls to 911 is included in the lawsuit.

After arrival, Lindquist continued, the medics didn鈥檛 enter the home.

鈥淭he problem was they didn鈥檛 go in because Mr. Yurek was mistakenly on a `blacklist鈥� for being combative to first responders, so medics sat outside the residence,鈥� Lindquist explained.

Yurek, who had lived in the apartment complex for about ten years, had lived in his current unit for a couple of years, the attorney continued. It was the previous tenant of that address who had been 鈥渂lacklisted鈥� 鈥� and officials 鈥渘ever updated the list,鈥� Lindquist told Dori.

Lindquist鈥檚 suit claims that because Seattle Police were understaffed that day, 鈥渃aution notes鈥� on the address forced paramedic care to wait outside before they could enter behind police protection. Thirteen minutes later, with police on the way, medics opted to enter the apartment to perform CPR and use a defibrillator on Yurek 鈥� but the man died in front of his son, Lindquist detailed.

There is no financial amount attached to the suit, the attorney said, adding that an eventual jury would be allowed to set that if they find it in his client鈥檚 favor.

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What about the 鈥渂lacklist鈥� glitch that appears to have occurred between an address and the updated true resident of that location? Dori wanted to know.

鈥淗as that been rectified?鈥� Dori asked.

鈥淲e hope that they have rectified this,鈥� Lindquist said, 鈥渂ut we will see what measures they have taken鈥� when the suit advances.

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