Attorney Kieran Shanahan of Raleigh discusses U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle’s June decision to award $1.1 billion to victims of terrorism sponsored by Syria. Shanahan discussed the case with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal’s “Issues and Insiders.”
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