Overview
David has devoted his entire legal career to litigation. As Chair of Reminger’s Healthcare Law Practice Group, he has extensive experience in complex health care, regulatory, medical malpractice, and long-term care matters.
He has represented health care providers in regulatory matters before various professional boards, as well as in litigation involving contractual obligations and unfair competition. David also defends hospitals and physicians in numerous specialties as well as skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Throughout his career, he has successfully litigated hundreds of lawsuits, involving health care practice claims, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and hospital liability. He has served as first chair counsel in more than 50 jury trials throughout Ohio.
David is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a national organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the right to civil jury trial provided by the 7th Amendment of the US Constitution. Membership is by invitation only, limited to attorneys with substantial civil jury trial experience who exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity, and professionalism.
David is also a frequent speaker on issues of litigation and risk management, and has been featured numerous times in the media on such matters.
Honors & Recognitions
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Recognized as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011-2013
Recognized in Columbus CEO's Top Lawyers of 2024
Community & Professional
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Results
- Feb 22, 2024, Defense Verdict
Obtained defense verdict in favor of a critical care physician.
- Oct 27, 2023, Defense VerdictShelby County, Ohio
Obtained defense verdict in favor of radiologist and family practice physician.
- Nov 29, 2022, Judgment Affirmed10th Appellate Dist
Plaintiff appealed adverse trial court granting summary judgment due to lack of expert witness in medical malpractice claim.
- Sep 11, 2020Montgomery County Common Pleas
Plaintiff underwent two level lumbar spine fusion performed by our neurosurgery client and subsequently claimed unremitting permanent pain from a cage/ spacer migrating into her spinal canal. Plaintiff claimed neurosurgeon failed to timely order appropriate tests and perform subsequent surgery to remove the cage, causing it to be permanently located in the spinal canal, resulting in permanent severe pain and disability.
- Mar 17, 2020Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
We represented a family practice physician. Plaintiffs alleged that our client failed to obtain urinalysis and MRI of the cervical neck in a patient with severe neck pain and hypertension. Plaintiff claimed this delayed diagnosis of her multiple myeloma, causing a C5 fracture and permanent spinal cord damage, multiple spine surgeries and permanent bowel and bladder incontinence. Plaintiff also claimed she is permanently confined to a wheelchair. Jury returned a unanimous verdict on favor of our client on standard of care.
- Feb 25, 2020Belmont County Common Pleas
Defense of plastic surgeon in case alleging failure to appropriately perform breast reconstruction, resulting in multiple further surgeries
- Nov 1, 2019Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Defense of medical malpractice wrongful death claim alleging failure to obtain cardiac workup in hospitalized patient with risk factors for coronary artery disease.
- Sep 30, 2019Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Defense of ENT surgeon in case alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death of 37 year old male who died from vertebral artery dissection and stroke following stent and spacer removal after sinus surgery.
- Sep 30, 2019Franklin
Defense of wrongful death medical malpractice claim
- Aug 22, 2019U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Defense of medical malpractice claim against neuroradiologist alleging failure to recognize indications of spinal epidural abscess on MRI.
- Jun 5, 2019Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas
Defended internal medicine/ attending physician in case alleging wrongful death of 33 year old high school track coach from pulmonary embolus.
- Jan 17, 2017Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas
Defended OB/GYN in case alleging permanent brachial plexus injury due to shoulder dystocia.
- Jan 26, 2016Stark
Defense of medical malpractice, wrongful death claim
- May 27, 2015Summit
Defense of delayed diagnosis in medical malpractice claim
- Jan 30, 2015Trumbull
Defense of catastrophic surgical medical malpractice claim.
- Sep 9, 2014, Complaint dismissedFranklin
Defense of physician in medical board administrative investigation
- May 27, 2014Summit
Defense of anesthesiologist in wrongful death medical malpractice claim involving allegation of inappropriately monitoring following spine surgery.
- San Allen Inc., v. Buehrer8th Appellate Dist
- Flynn v. Fairview Retirement Village8th Appellate Dist
- Flynn v. Fairview Retirement VillageOhio Supreme Court
- San Allen Inc., v. Buehrer8th Appellate Dist
- Grey v. Walgreens Co.8th Appellate Dist
- State Farm Mut. Ins. V. GraceOhio Supreme Court
- 9th Appellate Dist.
Hazard v. Klein
- Sigmon v. Southwest General Health Center8th Appellate Dist
- Dasch v. Lake Hospital Systems, Inc.11th Appellate District
- Czarney v. Porter8th Appellate Dist
- Cohen v. Meridia Health Systems8th Appellate Dist
- 8th Appellate Dist
Barry v. Kriss
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Education
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1998
B.A., King's College, 1995
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Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio