Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist

Seattle to pay nearly $2M in man’s death after medics delayed entering his residence, attorney says

By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The city of Seattle has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the family of a man who died after medics waited to enter his home because his apartment was marked with an outdated “caution note,” according to the family’s attorney. William Yurek died in November 2021 at age 46 after his then 13-year-old son called 911 twice in 13 minutes, according to a lawsuit filed by Yurek’s family in December accusing the city of…

Seattle To Pay Nearly $2 Million Over Death Of Man Allegedly Wrongly Named On 911 ‘Blacklist’

Seattle has reached a settlement of $1.8 million with the family of a man who died after the city's first responders' delayed response, a Monday report shows.

The family of a 48-year-old father who was wrongly put on a 911 blacklist and died of a heart attack is getting $1.86 million from Seattle

His 13-year-old son had called 911, but medics initially waited outside for law enforcement before entering, The Seattle Times reported.

Seattle to pay nearly $2M following heart attack death at address mistakenly on 911 blacklist

The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his address delayed medics' response. William Yurek, 48, died in his town house in 2021 after his son called 911 and arriving Seattle Fire Department medics initially waited outside for law enforcement before entering, The Seattle Times reported. The family alleged Yurek was wrongly included on a blacklist of people known…

Seattle to pay almost $2M in death of man whose address was wrongly put on 911 blacklist, delaying medics’ response

SEATTLE — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a

Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his address delayed medics’ response. The Seattle Times reports William Yurek, 48, died in his town house in 2021 after his son called 911 and Seattle