Attorney Profiles
Michael L. Baum Los Angeles, California
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Michael L. Baum focuses on pharmaceutical product liability cases involving SSRI-antidepressants and Avandia. He also handles plaintiff trucking and aviation accidents.
- Areas of Practice:
- Aviation Accidents
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Class Actions
- Pharmaceutical Product Liability
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia, 1993
- California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1989
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- Representative Cases:
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1052 (Dist. South Carolina 1995)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1056 (Dist. South Carolina 1996)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1060 (Dist. South Carolina 1996)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1071 (Dist. South Carolina 1995)
- Ex parte Knight Ridder, Inc., 982 F.Supp. 1080 (Dist. South Carolina 1997)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1084 (Dist. South Carolina 1997)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1086 (Dist. South Carolina 1997)
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, N.C. on July 2, 1994, 982 F.Supp. 1092 (Dist. South Carolina 1997)
- Smith v. Cutter Biological, 770 So. 2d 392 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2000)
- Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, 403 F. 3d 631 (9th Cir. 2005)
- Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, 40 Cal.4th 623, 151 P.3d 1151 (2007)
- Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, 54 Cal.Rptr.3d 735 (2007)
- Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, 482 F. 3d 1131 (9th Cir. 2007)
- Collins v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 2008 WL 744070 (Pa. Ct.Com.Pl. 2008)
- Representative Clients:
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Adventure Airlines Crash, Grand Canyon, AZ, 1992
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Amtrak Train Crash, Camden, South Carolina, 1991
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Amtrak/Conrail Train Crash, Chase, Maryland, 1987
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Arrow Air Crash, Gander, Newfoundland, 1985
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Cessna 210 Air Crash, Manassas, Virginia, 1990
- Plaintiffs Counsel, CommutAir (USAir) Airlines Crash, Saranac Lake, NY
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Continental Express Crash, Durango, Colorado, 1988
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Dalkon-Shield Litigation, 1984
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Delta Airlines Crash, Dallas, Texas, 1988
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire, San Juan, PR, 1986
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Grand Canyon Airlines Crash, Phoenix, AZ, 1989
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Hawaii Helicopters Crash, Maui, 1992
- Plaintiffs Counsel, L-Tryptophan Drug Litigation, 1990
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Northwest Airlines Crash, Detroit, 1987
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Northwest Airlines Crash, Detroit, 1990
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Prozac Drug Litigation, 1990
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Scenic Air Tours Airline Crash, Hawaii, 1989
- Plaintiffs Counsel, Tropic Air Crash, Belize, 1991
- Plaintiffs Counsel, United Airlines Crash, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991
- Plaintiffs Counsel, United Airlines Crash, Sioux City, Iowa, 1989
- Plaintiffs Counsel, USAir Airlines Crash, Flushing, New York, 1992
- Plaintiffs Counsel, USAir/Skywest Airlines Crash, Los Angeles, 1991
- Honors and Awards:
- Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in the World
- Aviation Counsel Magazine's List of Recommended High Flyers
- National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award
- Southern California Super Lawyer, 2005
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of California
- Member
- The District of Columbia Bar
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
- United Airlines Crash, Sioux City, Iowa, 1989
- Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, MDL 817
- United Airlines Crash, Sioux City, Iowa, 1989, 1991 - 1992
- Trial Team Member
- Northwest Airlines Crash, Detroit, Michigan, 1990, 1990
- Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, MDL 891
- USAir 1016 Aircrash at Charlotte, North Carolina, 1994
- Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, MDL 1041
- USAir 1016 Aircrash at Charlotte, North Carolina, 1994, 1997
- Trial Team Member
- Illinois State Court Proceedings for USAir 427 Aircrash near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, 1994
- Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
- Consolidated Complex Biological-Medical Products Liability Cases, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1997 - 2001
- Lead Counsel
- Consolidated Hemophilia-AIDS Cases, New Orleans, Lousiana, 1999
- Trial Team Member
- Paxil Products Liability Litigation
- Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, MDL 1574
