W. Crawford Appleby IV Attorney

First Admitted: 2013, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/w-crawford-appleby-iv/

Bar/Professional Activity:

California, 2013
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2013
US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2019
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
Vermont, 2022
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 2023
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
State Bar of California
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Scribes - The American Society of Legal Writers

Videos:

I had to build my own desk to take the LSAT, Legal, Law, 2024
Meet Crawford - Speedy Trial, Legal, Law, 2024
A weird law you didn't know about, Legal, Law, 2024

Representative Clients:

Martinez v. Airbnb, Inc., --- F.Supp.3d---, No. 23-CV-02941-DMR, 2023 WL 5942273 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2023) (Premises Liability – Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Defendant’s removal to federal court based on diversity subject matter jurisdiction was premature as it occurred before the complaint was officially filed in state court), 2023
Jones v. Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Sys., Inc., 86 F.4th 1010 (2d Cir. 2023)(Aviation Products Liability – Preemption: The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 did not preempt state law tort claims arising from crashes of “public aircraft.”), 2023
Selke v. Germanwings GmbH, 261 F. Supp. 3d 645 (E.D. Va. 2017) (Virginia court had personal jurisdiction over a German airline, involving Germanwings Flight 9525 from Barcelona, Spain to Düsseldorf, Germany, whose pilot committed suicide by crashing the plane into the French Alps and killing all 150 on board, because the airline sold its tickets to passengers that resided in Virginia through its authorized agent, United Airlines), 2017

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certificate of Appreciation for service to the Licensing Section, State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Honors/Awards:

2020-2023, Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2023
California Power House, Law360 Regional Powerhouse Series, 2021
2018 Elite Trial Lawyers, Finalists Consumer Protection, The National Law Journal, 2018
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
Senior Technical Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
Certificate of Appreciation for service to the Licensing Section, State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Educational Background:

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Juris Doctor), 2013
Completion of Mediation Training, Center for Conflict Resolution, The Loyola Law School, 2012
Boston University, Boston (Bachelor of Science), 2006

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Passenger vs. Passenger Bus Assaults, Author, Passenger vs. Passenger Bus Assaults, Advocate Magazine, Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association of Southern California, April 2023, Advocate Magazine, Legal, Law, 2023
There are several factors to consider in a case like this. What kind of tree is it? How was the tree treated by the public entity? Where was the plaintiff harmed? Where was the tree located?, Author, If a Tree Falls in the Woods, Is There Sovereign Immunity?, Daily Journal, Legal, 2021
Diamond in the Rough: Reevaluating Delaware as a Potential Forum in Multi-Defendant Tort Cases, Author, Diamond in the Rough: Reevaluating Delaware as a Potential Forum in Multi-Defendant Tort Cases, American Association for Justice Business Torts section, Legal, 2020
Recent Developments in Personal Jurisdiction for Aviation Cases, Author, Recent Developments in Personal Jurisdiction for Aviation Cases, ABA TIPS Aviation and Space Law Newsletter: Winter 2020, Legal, 2020
Preservation, Discovery, Subpoenas and Metadata: Court Rules, Case Law and Recent Developments, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide”, Author, Preservation, Discovery, Subpoenas and Metadata: Court Rules, Case Law and Recent Developments, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide”, National Business Institute seminar, Legal, 2020
Laying a Foundation: Real-World Scripts/Examples, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide”, Author, Laying a Foundation: Real-World Scripts/Examples, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide”, National Business Institute seminar, Legal, 2020
Inside Tips About Drafting Legal Memoranda (plus free search tool for CA tentative rulings on rulings.law), Speaker, Inside Tips About Drafting Legal Memoranda, Los Angeles Incubator Consortium, Webinar – “Write for Judicial Eyes Without Reinventing the Wheel!”, Legal, 2020
Pro-Plaintiff Decisions PostDaimler & Bristol-Myers, “Traversing the Minefield: Overcoming Procedural Obstacles in Aviation Cases”, Author, Pro-Plaintiff Decisions PostDaimler & Bristol-Myers, “Traversing the Minefield: Overcoming Procedural Obstacles in Aviation Cases”, ABA TIPS Aviation Litigation, Legal, 2019
Stick Versus Puncture: Etihad Ends Causal Link Requirement between Mental and Bodily Injury in Montreal Convention Cases, Author, Stick Versus Puncture: Etihad Ends Causal Link Requirement between Mental and Bodily Injury in Montreal Convention Cases, American Association for Justice, Aviation Law: Summer 2018, Legal, 2018
Using Agency Agreements to Pin Down Foreign Airlines in American Courts, Author, Using Agency Agreements to Pin Down Foreign Airlines in American Courts, American Association for Justice, Aviation Law: Winter 2018, Legal, 2018
Liability of Airlines in Intentional Downing of Aircraft, Author, Liability of Airlines in Intentional Downing of Aircraft, American Association for Justice 2017 Annual Convention, Legal, 2017
Understanding the ‘Sudden Illness’ Defense in California Courts, Author, Understanding the ‘Sudden Illness’ Defense in California Courts, Daily Journal, Legal, 2016
Pro-Plaintiff Decisions Post-Daimler, “Tips From Cockpit to Courtroom”, Author, Pro-Plaintiff Decisions Post-Daimler, “Tips From Cockpit to Courtroom”, ABA TIPS Aviation and Space Law Committee meeting, Legal, 2016
The Marital Privilege – Attorneys need to know the subtleties of marital privilege, a vital evidentiary rule., Author, The Marital Privilege – Attorneys need to know the subtleties of marital privilege, a vital evidentiary rule., California Lawyer, MCLE Evidence, Legal, 2016
Current Issues of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Drones, American Association for Justice 2016, Author, Current Issues of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Drones, American Association for Justice, Annual AAJ-PAPERS 44, Legal, 2016
Rehberg and the Unintended Consequences of Immunity Uniformity, Author, Rehberg and the Unintended Consequences of Immunity Uniformity, 46 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 703, Legal, 2013

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