Killed US marine’s family plans to refile lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

The original lawsuit against Alec Baldwin was dismissed by a federal judge (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A lawyer for the family of a US marine killed in Afghanistan has said a new version of a lawsuit accusing actor Alec Baldwin of unleashing his social media followers against them will soon be filed.

The announcement comes after a federal judge dismissed the original lawsuit but invited the family to rewrite it and submit it again.