US EditionBoeing Faces Civil Trial over 737 MAX Crash
- Samya Stumo died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash while traveling to Kenya for her first assignment with ThinkWell, a public health NGO focused on Africa and Asia.
- Boeing will face a federal civil trial in Chicago over a lawsuit filed by the family of an American NGO worker related to the deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, with jury selection and opening statements scheduled.
- The Ethiopian Airlines crash followed another 737 MAX crash in Indonesia about four and a half months earlier, with a total of 346 people killed in both accidents.
- Boeing has admitted that anti-stall software was involved in both crashes, and the trial focuses on financial compensation rather than criminal liability.
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Boeing faces civil trial in Ethiopia over 737 MAX crash
NEW YORK, May 4 — Boeing is scheduled to return to court today to face its latest lawsuit over a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, brought by the family of a young American NGO worker.Barring a last-minute settlement, the case will go before a federal court in Chicago, with jury selection expected today and tomorrow and opening statements Wednesday.Samya Stumo was killed in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, when she was en route to Kenya …
A new trial against Boeing has to start in a Chicago court to consider a complaint from the parents of a victim who died in the crash.
Boeing Faces Trial Over 737 Max Crash
Boeing will appear before a federal court in Chicago on Monday to face a lawsuit over a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, which was filed by the family of a young American NGO worker, Samya Stumo. The NGO worker was killed in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, when she was en route to Kenya for her first assignment with ThinkWell, a public health NGO that aimed to increase access to health care in Africa and Asia. The plane she boarded des…
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