After more than 15 years of litigation and a series of legal hurdles, U.S. Marines in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and their family members have started to receive compensation from a nearly $2 billion fund. But the orderly payout may be complicated by disagreements over attorney fees, among other complications.
A court-appointed trustee in the Southern District began last month distributing portions of the fund to Marines, their family members and other terror victims who have judgments against Iran for injuries and losses—a rare mass recovery for victims of bombings.
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