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Colorado family sues after man dies from infection in jail in his 'blood and vomit'

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Avery Borkovec , 22 , died Nov. 3, 2022 at Boulder County Jail after a near month-long staph infection.

The family of a Colorado man who died while in custody filed suit against the counties and medical provider in federal district court Friday .

The suit seeks unspecified compensatory and putative damages.

The lawsuit alleges Turn Key Health LLC failed to inform the jail that he was suffering from a severe infection.

Borkovec made dozens requests for medications for body pain, digestive issues as well as dental pain.

The lawsuit alleges that nurses in the jail considered him to be faking the pain without examining the inmate.

Jail nurse referred her recommendation to a jail physician who accepted her asthma diagnosis without conducting his own examination, lawsuit alleges.

Jail nurses administered four doses of Narcan as Borkovesc 's oxygen saturation hit 70% .

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