Holding: An untimely National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act petition may qualify for an award of attorney’s fees if it is filed in good faith and there is a reasonable basis for its claim.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on May 20, 2013. Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas do not join as to Part II-B.
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