The lawyer who represented the family of a Sioux County woman which won a 29-and-half million-dollar malpractice case against the Sioux Center Community Health Center says it was a tough case. Forty-year-old Carrie Dejongh of Hull died after having a reaction to dye used for a routine C-T scan in June of 2015. Her family sued saying the doctor failed to give her the drug ephenephrine (ep-uh-neff-run) that would have saved her life. Lawyer Nick Rowley of Decorah represented the family and says he was surprised to win such an overwhelming verdict.
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It is the first malpractice verdict in the county and Rowley says it can be tough to convince a jury.
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Rowley says the case centered on Doctor Roy Slice’s failure to give her the drug — which is commonly given to kids with what is known as an “eppy pen” for allergic reactions or bee stings.
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Rowley says there is still the possibility of appeal of the verdict in favor of Dejongh’s husband and four children. He believes his side would also win an appeal.
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