US EditionCriminal Case Against Boeing over Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes Is Dismissed by a US Judge
Boeing agreed to pay $1.1 billion covering fines, victim compensation, and safety upgrades after two crashes killed 346 people, avoiding a criminal trial in Texas federal court.
- On Nov 6, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor approved the Justice Department's request to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing in Fort Worth related to two 737 Max crashes.
- The case began in January 2021 when the DOJ charged Boeing over Max certification, focusing on Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System and undisclosed software changes linked to Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes.
- U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor said he disagreed that dismissal served the public interest and called the government's litigation-risk argument "unserious," but approved the request after a September hearing where nearly 100 families opposed the deal.
- The accord specifically includes a $243.6m fine, $444.5m for victims and over $455m to bolster safety and compliance, as part of Boeing's $1.1 billion payment to resolve criminal exposure.
- The Max grounding lasted 20 months and cost Boeing more than $20 billion, with over 90% of dozens of civil lawsuits settled but some remaining cases and trials facing appeal to the Fifth Circuit.
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The aircraft manufacturer will pay $1.1 billion in exchange for the withdrawal of charges for the two air casualties that occurred in 2018 and 2019
Judge dismisses criminal charges against Boeing
DALLAS — Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after a federal judge in Texas on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to dismiss the case.
Judge O'Connor Grants the Government's Motion to Dismiss the Conspiracy Charge Against Boeing ...
Today Judge Reed O'Connor (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas) granted the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the pending criminal charge against Boeing. In his order, Judge O'Connor essentially agreed with many of the factual objections that I have made for the families who lost loved ones because of Boeing's crime. But, reluctantly, Judge O'Connor dismissed the charge, concluding that he lacked a legal basis for blockin…
Six years after the crash of two 737-Max aircraft, Boeing has come to an out-of-court agreement with the U.S. government, and the company has to pay $1.1 billion.
A U.S. federal judge this Thursday dismissed the criminal case for the two accidents of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft that crashed in 2018 and 2019, in a twist encouraged by the Department of Justice and criticized by the families of some victims.
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