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Argument sitting

March 2015 oral arguments

4 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Three argument days, March 4 to March 31, 2015. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Health insurance tax creditsDavid King v. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesDid the Internal Revenue Service permissibly create a regulation that extended the tax credits the Affordable Care Act authorized to federal exchanges as well as those created by the states?Decided 14-114

1 case
Second mortgages in bankruptcyBank of America, N. A. v. David B. CaulkettDoes Section 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code allow a debtor filing for bankruptcy to void a second mortgage when the debt owed on the first one exceeds the value of the collateral property?Decided 13-1421

2 cases
Patent royalties after expirationStephen Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, Successor to Marvel Enterprises, Inc.Should the decision in Brulotte v. Thys Co , which held that a patentee cannot continue to receive royalty payments after the patent has expired, be overturned?Decided 13-720Belief a patent is invalidCommil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.Is a good-faith belief that a patent is invalid a defense to a claim of induced infringement?Decided 13-896