This case highlights key pitfalls in bankruptcy appellate practice, particularly when seeking direct certification of an appeal to the federal circuit court.
Here, Genesis Healthcare and its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 on July 9, 2025. On October 7, 2025,
In music, you can always ask for another take. In bankruptcy, failing to list an asset may mean you’ve lost the right to take it at all. The Eleventh Circuit’s latest decision involving 2 Live Crew and the ownership rights
In October 2005, LexBlog went live with my Bankruptcy Litigation Blog, then the internet’s first bankruptcy-related blog and only the 16th blog that LexBlog had taken live.
The blog had a strong run, earning more than 1.5 million substantive hits,
On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two Bills, the effects of which will long outlast his tenure. Both AB130 and SB131 drastically reduce the application of California Environmental Quality Act, [CEQA] review to “affordable “ housing
On November 12, 2024, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals (“DC Circuit”) took a dramatic step on the rocky road to ensuring Federal agency compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). In its opinion,
On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court sent a long, cold shiver through the ranks of Federal agencies in its landmark decision in the case of Loper Bright v. Raimundo, No. 22-451. In that decision, the Court defied
As if it didn’t have enough to do, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is now proposing to expand the definition of “Aeronautical Activities”, which currently includes “any activity that involves, makes possible, is required for the operation of an
On June 13, 2023, a bipartisan Committee of the United States Senate jointly proposed legislation, S. 1939, to amend the Federal Aviation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 40101 et. seq., the stated purpose of which legislation is to “authorize appropriations
Less than two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court took the first of several actions meant to close the door on what has become a standard in opposing citizens’ efforts to challenge the missteps of administrative agencies, i.e. Judicial
In a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the FAA panel’s decision approving the construction of a new passenger terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport based on a flawed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). City of Los Angeles, California v.
