Michael L. Baum
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Injuries, Class Actions, Litigation, Consumer Law, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Mold, Wrongful Death
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
About Michael L. Baum
Practice Areas
- Injuries
- Class Actions
- Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Toxic Mold
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1985J.D.
- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1982B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
Languages
- English
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)
- Pilliod et al., vs Monsanto Company (2019)
- Hardeman vs Monsanto Company (2019)
- Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs Monsanto Company (2018)
- Wendy B. Dolin vs GlaxoSmithKline LLC (2017)
- Dorsett v. Sandoz, Inc., 699 F.Supp.2d 1142 (C.D.Cal. 2010)
- Mason v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 596 F.3d 387 (7th Cir. 2010)
- 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)
- Pilliod et al., vs Monsanto Company (2019)
- Hardeman vs Monsanto Company (2019)
- Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs Monsanto Company (2018)
- Wendy B. Dolin vs GlaxoSmithKline LLC (2017)
- Dorsett v. Sandoz, Inc., 699 F.Supp.2d 1142 (C.D.Cal. 2010)
- Mason v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 596 F.3d 387 (7th Cir. 2010)
Classes and Seminars
- Case Theories, Challenges and Case Selection Considerations for Your Actos Inventory? , HB Litigation Conferences, - October 5, 2012
- Selling Sickness 2013, People Before Profits, Roundtable: Legal Issues, - 2013
- Litigation Update and Trial Analysis Roundtable: ?Actos Trial Analysis? , AAJ Plaintiff Trial Lawyers and presented with Mass Torts Made Perfect , - 2013
- Actos Bladder Cancer Litigation Status Update, Consumer Attorneys of California, - 2013
- Panel Discussion on YouTube, Medicating Normal & Malpractice Diaries, A Discussion About Drug Safety & Legal Advocacy
- UCLA Law Building, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, UCLA School of Law, Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment and The Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy, Suing Monsanto: How a Team of Lawyers Won a Verdict Linking the Herbicide Roundup to Cancer
- Las Vegas, Nevada, Mass Torts Made Perfect, Monsanto Roundup Herbicide Litigation, $289M Jury Verdict & Future Cases
- Yale University’s Greenberg Conference Center, New Haven, Connecticut, Challenging Court Secrecy in Medical Product Litigation, Yale University
- California’s Announcement that Roundup Causes Cancer, OEHHA, and the MDL (Multi-District Litigation), HarrisMartin
- “Disease Mongering and Scientific Misconduct”, Santa Monica College, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Litigation Update and Trial Analysis Roundtable: “Actos Trial Analysis”, AAJ Plaintiff Trial Lawyers and presented with Mass Torts Made Perfect
- “Case Theories, Challenges and Case Selection Considerations for Your Actos Inventory”, HB Litigation Conferences
Qualifications
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. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2013
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- The District of Columbia Bar
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- 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)
- American Association for Justice - Qui Tam Litigation Group (Member)
- Public Citizen's Civil Justice Project (Advocate)
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice: Leader’s Forum
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 42 years of experienceAviation & Aerospace, Accidents, Injuries, Litigation, Consumer Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
- 31 years of experienceAviation & Aerospace, Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
- 42 years of experienceAviation & Aerospace, Accidents, Injuries, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
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