W. Crawford Appleby IV
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury,
Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff,
Brain Injury,
Trucking Accidents,
Wrongful Death
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Aviation accidents - plaintiff,
Brain injury,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
11111 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1750Los Angeles, California, 90024
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
Industry Groups:
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