The QVC Group Inc. faces numerous financial challenges in coming months. It has seen ongoing decreases in revenue across all major segments and sharp drops in operating income. It is also heavily leveraged, with significant debt maturities later this year. Does the QVC saga signify some larger trend among legacy retain and media brands?
A sampling of daily headlines is apparently driven by law firms eager to attract lateral partners, to recruit young lawyers, and to please current partners. One wag also recently described this public bragging as a “sedative” to quiet troublesome partners. Does the profession want or even need this kind of publicity? The answer should be no.
The Federal Arbitration Act was enacted to require courts to enforce parties’ agreements to arbitrate disputes. More recently, the Supreme Court has said that “[t]he federal policy is about treating arbitration contacts like all others, not about fostering arbitration.” In bankruptcy cases, a recurring issue that litigants raise is whether a conflict exists between the FAA and the requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
The combination of increasing operating costs and uncertain government reimbursement funding continues to place health care providers under financial pressure, and in many cases, financial distress. Given the importance of Medicare/Medicaid funding of claims under provider agreements with the federal government, how courts interpret and apply the interplay between the Bankruptcy Code and Medicare Program Act determines the disposition of hundreds of millions of dollars of claims for reimbursement that support the health care system.
Despite a drop in fresh bankruptcy filings in Delaware, three law firms have launched three new Wilmington offices since the start of 2026, predicting a busy second half of the year given ongoing geopolitical turmoil and economic uncertainty.
