David J. Sullivan

David's clients include nurses and nursing home operators, attorneys, accountants, architects & engineers, and real estate agents and brokers. He also represents numerous Fortune 500 corporations as well as international shipping and transportation companies. His many successes include:

• Successfully defended an international shipping company in a catastrophic personal injury suit.  Through David’s efforts, the client did not have to contribute anything toward a $5 million settlement.  Additionally, the client obtained indemnification from a co-defendant for all attorneys’ fees.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an international shipping company in a wrongful death action.
• Recovered nearly $700,000 in attorneys' fees for an intermodal carrier under a contractual indemnification provision.
• Obtained summary judgment on the eve of trial on behalf of a nursing home in a serious personal injury suit.
• Successfully defended a nursing home from a claim of vicarious liability for the alleged wrongful acts of its medical directors.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in a product liability action based upon the learned intermediary doctrine.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an engineering firm in a case involving a woman who fell and was injured in a parking lot.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a health club management company in a premises liability case. The plaintiff appealed and David argued before the Illinois Appellate Court which affirmed judgment in favor of David's client.
• Successfully defended an automobile leasing company at both the trial and appellate court levels in a putative class action involving Truth in Leasing Act claims.
• Obtained dismissal of all claims brought by a disgruntled beneficiary of a trust against an attorney for allegedly failing to properly implement the terms of the trust.
• Obtained a complete six-figure recovery for a client in a commercial arbitration matter.
• Successfully resolved numerous nursing malpractice claims through mediation so as to achieve a cost-effective resolution for the clients.

Publications

Author of Medical Malpractice sections of the 2012 and 2013 IDC Survey of the Law

“’Simultaneous Disclosure’ and Rule 213(g)” IDC Newsletter (May 2013)

"Unforeseen Injury or Unforeseen Plaintiff? An Analysis of Zokhrabov v. Park" IDC Newsletter (April 2012)

"Protecting the Confidentiality of Mediation Communications - An Analysis of the Uniform Mediation Act" IDC Newsletter (January 2005)

"When Your Best Guess Is Not Good Enough - The Pitfalls for Design Professionals in Providing Construction Cost Estimate" IDC Newsletter (June 2005)

Speaking Engagements

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Practice of Nursing – North Park University School of Nursing (Spring and Fall Semesters, 2010 – 2014)