Unique California Laws Imperil Speech on 'Off-Label' Use of Drugs

About the Authors Lisa M. Baird is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith LLP. Lisa joined the firm in 1995, and is a member of the firm's Appellate Group. She has extensive experience defending medical device and pharmaceutical clients both in the trial courts, where she began her practice, and in the appellate courts. Her practice focuses on appeals, writs, post-trial motions, and law and motion in the trial courts on a full range of issues that recur in product liability litigation, including preemption, statute of limitations, the learned intermediary doctrine, Daubert issues, and …