David C. Rash
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Weston, Florida
Practice Areas:
Admiralty & maritime law,
Aviation accidents - plaintiff,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Medical devices,
Medical malpractice,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Practice Areas:
Admiralty & maritime law,
Aviation accidents - plaintiff,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Medical devices,
Medical malpractice,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
1655 North Commerce Parkway, Suite 303Weston, Florida, 33326
First Admitted: 1990
Professional Webpage: https://www.dcrashlaw.com/about-firm/david-c-rash/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association
- Florida Justice Association (Benefactor)
- American Association for Justice (Leaders Forum, Public Affiars Committee, Admiralty Law Section, Products Liability Section, Crane and Aerial List Litigation Group, and Gulf Coast Oil Spill Litigation Group)
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2018
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 2010
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1998
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1996
- United States Disrict Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1993
- Florida Bar Association, 1993
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1990
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1990
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1990
- Louisiana Bar Association, 1990
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- $7.75 million confidential settlement in medical malpractice case against ABC Hospital and Jane Doe, MD (Ob-Gyn) where pregnant mother was never transfered to a higher level of care depsite diagnosis of preeclampsia and severely high blood pressure for weeks before requiring urgent c-section at 31 weeks when ABC Hospital did not deliver premature babies and had no neonatal intensive care unit or specialists. Baby born survives but sustaiend catastrophic brain damage and settlement will provide all the financial resources needed to care for the child for life and provide financil security for parents. , 2024
- $14 million confidential settlement for two minor children of a single mother killed in a tractor trailer multiple car pile up while she was standing in shoulder of highway in the dark after pulling over to help people whose unlit car was disabled and sitting in the middle of the highway after crashing into the guardrail., 2023
- $1,150,000.00 confidential settlement in a maritime case where crewmember on a superyacht got his hand/fingers slammed in a sliding glass door., 2023
- $1,475,400.00 confidential settlement in case involving the death of an 18 year old bicyclist hit by a negligent driver with minimal insurance coverage. Driver's insurance company paid nearly 50 times the policy limits before trial and before any experts were deposed because of exposure to claim for bad faith., 2022
- $3,475,000.00 confidential settlement in maritime case for superyacht crewmember who suffered back injury while moving a jet ski that required surgeries and long terms pain medicine treatment. , 2021
- $19.5 million confidential settlement against ABC Ambulatory Surgery Center and Joe Smith, M.D. for injuries sustained by 53 year old man after negligence discharge following cervical fusion surgery., 2019
- $2.0 million confidential settlement against ABC Hospital and DEF Doctor Group for misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis of herpes encephalitis resulting in 73 year old woman sutaining brain damage., 2018
- $2.5 million confidential settlement against ABC Laboratory and Dr. Jane Doe for wrongful death medical malpractice case resulting from the misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer, 2017
- $15+ million recovered for businesses and individuals damaged by BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 2016
- $1.0 million policy limits partial settlement of only the minor automobile crash portion of a case where injured man was then catastrophically injured by treating doctors' negligence; medical malpractice portion of case is still pending, 2016
- $725,000 settlement against ABC cruise line in crew member wrongful death case, 2013
- $1.15 million settlement against ABC hospital for emergency room medical malpractice, 2013
- $2.2 million settlement in a cruise line crew member wrongful death case, 2012
- $2.25 million settlement against ABC drug store and John Doe, M.D. in negligently filled prescription and medical malpractice case, 2010
- $9.0 million settlement against ABC cruise line in crew member injury case, 2007
- $3.5 million verdict in a railroad locomotive engineer injury case, 2007
- $145 billion jury verdict against tobacco industry - participated in the litigation of a landmark tobacco class action case in Miami eventually overturned by the appellate courts, 2000
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- 1st Dan, Black Belt, World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon, South Korea , 2005
Pro bono / Community Service:
- I Care I Cure, Silver Medal Sponsor, 2018
- Habitat for Hummanity of Broward
Honors:
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2024
- Best Lawyers - Lawyer of the Year - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2022
- Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2021
- Faculty - Keenan Trial Institute, 2019
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
- AV Rated, Martindale Attorney Rating Service
- ALM Top Rated Lawyers, South Florida
- Masters Graduate - Keenan Trial Institute, 2017
- Named among Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
- AVVO Rating 10.0 Superb
- Named among South Florida’s Top Lawyers for both Mass Tort Litigation and Medical Malpractice
Educational Background:
- Florida State University, 1986
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