{"podcast":{"title":"The High Court Report","slug":"the-high-court-report-7304353","podcast_index_feed_id":7304353,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/scotus-oral-arguments/","website_url":"https://thehighcourtreport.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/32e133db-cc46-422f-a13c-e80534752cea/OPERATIVE-SCOTUS-THUMBNAIL.jpg","author":"SCOTUS Oral Arguments","episode_count":500,"summary":"The High Court Report makes Supreme Court decisions accessible to everyone. We deliver comprehensive SCOTUS coverage without the legal jargon or partisan spin—just clear analysis that explains how these cases affect your life, business, and community. What you get: Case previews and breakdowns, raw oral argument audio, curated key exchanges, detailed opinion analysis, and expert commentary from a practicing attorney who's spent 12 years in courtrooms arguing the same types of cases the Supreme Court hears. Why it works: Whether you need a focused 10-minute update or a deep constitutional dive, episodes are designed for busy professionals, engaged citizens, and anyone who wants to understand how the Court shapes America. When we publish: 3-5 episodes weekly during the Court's October-June term, with summer coverage of emergency orders and retrospective analysis. Growing archive: Oral arguments back to 2020 and expanding, so you can hear how landmark cases unfolded and track the Court's evolution. Your direct line to understanding the Supreme Court—accessible, thorough, and grounded in real legal expertise.**","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T18:20:06.779164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353"},"episode":{"title":"Oral Argument: Hikma v. Amarin","slug":"oral-argument-hikma-v-amarin","published_at":"2026-04-29T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353/oral-argument-hikma-v-amarin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353","url":"https://thehighcourtreport.com//oral-argument-hikma-v-amarin","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b0127820-63f6-4235-aa4c-f4e3a9cb90da.mp3","summary":"Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. | Case No. 24-889 | Docket Link: Here Oral Advocates: Petitioners (Hikma): Charles B. Klein of Winston & Strawn LLP Amicus Curiae (United States): Malcolm L. Stewart of the Department of Justice Respondents (Amarin Pharma): Michael R. Huston of Perkins Coie LLP Question Presented: Whether a generic drugmaker that fully carves patented uses from its label actively induces patent infringement through investor press releases and website statements that do not mention, encourage, or instruct the patented use Overview: Generic drugmaker Hikma followed federal skinny-label law but called its product \"generic Vascepa\" and touted Vascepa's total sales. Brand manufacturer Amarin claims those statements actively induced doctors to prescribe the generic for a patented cardiovascular use worth over $900 million annually. Posture: District court dismissed; Federal Circuit reversed; Supreme Court granted certiorari January 2026. Main Arguments: • Hikma (Petitioner): (1) \"Actively\" induces requires affirmative steps encouraging infringement — none of Hikma's statements mention or instruct the patented use; (2) Amarin's theory of liability imputes inferences physicians might draw, not active steps Hikma took; (3) The Federal Circuit's decision effectively nullifies the section viii skinny-label pathway Congress created to speed generic competition • Amarin (Respondent): (1) Hikma advertised its generic for \"Hypertriglyceridemia\" — a category encompassing the patented cardiovascular use — going beyond compliant labeling; (2) Press releases calling the product \"generic Vascepa\" and touting $919 million to $1.1 billion in total Vascepa sales plausibly encouraged prescribers to use the generic for all of Vascepa's indications; (3)…","meta_description":"Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. | Case No. 24-889 | Docket Link: Here Oral Advocates: Petitioners (Hikma): Charles B. Klein of Winst…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3738,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-high-court-report-7304353/episodes/oral-argument-hikma-v-amarin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-high-court-report-7304353/oral-argument-hikma-v-amarin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}