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Joseph P. Sullivan
Joseph P. Sullivan
Partner
jsullivan@sanchezdh.com

Born: Detroit, MI, 1960

Education:
  • J.D. Wayne State University Law School ('85)
  • B.S. Michigan State University ('82)

    Admitted:
  • Illinois
  • Pennsylvania
  • Michigan
  • Arizona
  • Wisconsin

    Legal Experience:
  • Kitch, Saurbier, Wagner, P.C. ('85- '88)
  • Kemper Insurance Companies ('89- '03)
  • O'Connell & Associates ('04)

    Practice Areas:
  • Mass Tort
  • Asbestos Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Trucking
  • E&O and Bad Faith

    Mr. Sullivan has been involved in the defense of a wide variety of toxic tort cases for 20 years, including, single plaintiff and multi plaintiff claims arising from alleged exposure to asbestos, mold, benzene, PCB's and an assortment of other hazardous substances. He has tried numerous asbestos cases to verdict and has represented various defendants, including, energy companies, premises owners, real estate professionals, construction companies and manufacturers of friction material, wire and cable, packing and gaskets, heat treatment equipment and component part manufacturers.

    Member:
  • Defense Research Institute (Committees on Diversity, Toxic Torts, Trucking Law and Life, Health and Disability)

    Reported Cases:
  • In Re: TMJ Implants Products Liability Litigation, 97 F. 3d 1050.
    In this medical device case, the court upheld the doctrine that an entity supplying a non-defective raw material or a non-defective component part is not strictly liable for defects in the final product over which it had no control. Click on the following link to read about this case.

    Seminars:
  • Speaker at Strafford Publications Promoting Diversity in the Legal Profession.