Jury awards family 29.5 million in malpractice case
A Sioux County jury awarded 29.5 million to the family of Carrie DeJongh who died after an allergic reaction during a CT scan at Sioux Center Community Health Center on June 9, 2015. The verdict finds Dr. Roy Slice negligent for not timely treating anaphylactic shock, granting 1.5 million for pre death pain, 5.5 million to each child for loss of parental consortium, and 6 million to the husband for spousal consortium.
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Orange City
Sioux County
Carrie DeJongh
Sioux Center Community Health Center
DeJongh
Nicholas Rowley
Roy Slice
DeJongh Benadryl
Rowley
Slice
Ing
Iowa Board of Medicine
Sioux Center Community Health
Iowa
Fairfield and Bettendorf doctors fined for risky prescribing
Iowa Board of Medicine fined Russell England 5000 dollars for excessive opioid and sedative prescriptions to patients and for improper self and family use. The 66 year old Fairfield psychiatrist will three years of probation and must refrain from chronic pain treatment. Bettendorf emergency physician Douglas Gaither received 5000 dollars for prescribing addictive drugs to his domestic partner in 2012 and 2013 and will undergo a professional boundaries evaluation.
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Des Moines
Fairfield
Russell England
Iowa Board of Medicine
England
Bettendorf Emergency Medicine
Douglas Gaither
Gaither
Bettendorf
Gazette News Tip Line Information
The message provides contact numbers for The Gazette tip line in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. It lists a Cedar Rapids line at (319) 398-8254 and an Iowa City line at (319) 339-3155, along with a truncated nationwide contact starting with 1-800.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Steve King faces backlash over anti immigrant tweet
Sioux City congressman Steve King draws fire after retweeting and adding his own words to a British nationalist post about European immigration. He linked to video content arguing against multiculturalism while his opponent in 2018 criticizes the remarks. King's past tweets praised European right wing figures and warned that diversity harms civilization. He represents northwest Iowa and lives in Kiron.
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Sioux City
Steve King
Iowa
King
Mark Collett
Collett
Africa
Steve
J.D. Scholten
Geert Wilders
Kiron
U.S. House
Local arrests listed in Eastern Iowa narcotics and assault cases
The Log compiles charges from federal and county offices in Eastern Iowa. Numerous individuals face offenses from motor vehicle crashes to domestic abuse and drug paraphernalia possession, with multiple offenses noted, including second and third offenses, in Iowa City, Coralville and surrounding areas.
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Steven W. Butler
Tiffin
Scales Bend Rd
North Liberty
Gabriel I. Gibbons
Windsor Dr
Iowa City
Gilbert and
College Streets
Narciso Meneses-Elizalde
Scottsdale St
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Clinton Streets
Benjamin J. Gates
Ridgeview Dr
S. Gilbert St
Seth J. Goldman
Siena Trail
Coralville
Mormon Trek Boulevard
Prairie Meadow Drive
Emily C. Paul
Jami M. Zolunga
Havwaii Ct
Commerce Drive
Coral Ridge Avenue
Seth C. Eastwood
Polk Ave
Solon
Emily A. House
Jema Ct
First Ave
Lucas W. Jones
30Th St
Cedar
Donte T. Kent
Washington St
Laymont Lloyd
Coral Ridge Ave
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Michelle L. Miller
Augusta Circle
Jermaine D. Wilkins
Taylor Dr
Dante T. Beard
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Rocky Shore Drive
Kent
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E. Jefferson St
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Julian J. Stewart
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