Jennifer O’Sullivan practices in the area of employment and labor law. Ms. O’Sullivan also has experience in complex products liability, toxic tort and commercial litigation.
Ms. O’Sullivan is a 1984 graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Areas of Practice
Employment and Labor Law
Representative Matters
Served on successful trial team in the defense of public school district in trial of wrongful termination action based on racial discrimination.
Obtained summary judgment in multiple lawsuits on behalf of licensor of automotive parts brand from plaintiffs alleging asbestos exposure from friction products.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of major petrochemical company against claim of premises liability.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of defense contractor in products liability action.
Represented manufacturers and distributors of consumer products in the defense of California Proposition 65 claims involving alleged exposure to lead and phthalates.
Represented municipalities in personal injury actions alleging unsafe conditions on public property.
Represented major chemical company against claims of ground water contamination resulting from the use of pesticides.
Served on winning trial team on behalf of oil refining company in action involving claim of exposure from toxic fumes emanating from refinery.
Represented oil refining company in a benzene-related personal injury action brought by employee of contractor performing work at client’s refinery.
Defend third party benefits administrator in ERISA disputes.
Represent private employers in breach of contract actions and other business disputes.
Obtained voluntary no-pay dismissals for a pharmaceutical distributor after filing summary judgment motions establishing that our client’s over-the-counter talcum powder was not contaminated with asbestos and that the plaintiffs’ personal injury claims were preempted by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.
Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., 1984
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1981
Experience
Duane Morris LLP
- Special Counsel, 2023-present
- Associate, 2018-2023Sedgwick LLP
- Associate, 2013-2017Brown, Eassa & McLeod LLP
- Counsel, 2011-2013Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod LLP
- Associate, 1999-2011Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez
- Associate, 1990-1999Jedeikin, Green, Sprague and Bishop
- Associate, 1985-1990
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Safety in the Workplace," Duane Morris LLP, September 27, 2023
- Speaker, "Best Practices for Protecting Your Business from Class and Collective Actions and Unfair Competition," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, October 28, 2020