Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash
- Boeing is facing a jury trial regarding the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, which killed all 157 passengers on board, marking the first civil case related to this disaster to reach court.
- The trial in Chicago will last approximately two weeks and involves two plaintiffs representing family members of the victims.
- Boeing has publicly accepted responsibility for the crashes, stating that the design of the MCAS contributed to these events.
- Judge Jorge Alonso has organized the Boeing lawsuits into groups, potentially impacting trial outcomes if settlements occur.
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Boeing settles lawsuits with families of two 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash victims
US plane maker Boeing reached settlements with the families of two people who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX on the eve of a trial, the company and lawyers for the families said on Monday.


Boeing settles 2 suits in 2019 crash that killed 157, including an Army captain from Matteson
Two American families have reached a settlement in the deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet that claimed the life of 157 people in 2019, including a military service member from the Chicago area. Attorneys with Clifford Law Offices, Romanucci and Blandin, and Mark Lindquist Law announced that a resolution had been reached Sunday night in the cases of Lewis v. Boeing and Belanger v. Boeing, one day before trial was set to begin in Chicago. Anto…
Boeing settles 2 lawsuits over 2019 crash that killed 157 people, including suburban man
CHICAGO (WGN) — Boeing has settled two lawsuits concerning the deadly 2019 crash that claimed the lives of 157 people, including a military service member from Chicago's suburbs. Attorneys with Clifford Law Offices, Mark Lindquist Law, and Romanucci & Blandin announced on Monday that a resolution had been reached in the cases of Lewis v. Boeing and Belanger v. Boeing, one day before jury selection commenced. Antoine Lewis, a decorated Army capta…
Lawsuit settled in March 2019 air crash that killed Matteson Army captain
A settlement announced Monday ends a lawsuit brought by the family of a U.S. Army captain from Matteson killed in a March 2019 commercial jet crash in Ethiopia. The settlement was reached Sunday night before a trial in the case of the death of Antoine Lewis was scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Chicago. Lewis was among the 157 people who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 minutes after takeoff from the Addis Ababa airport. His wi…
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