US EditionBoeing 737 MAX Victims’ Relatives Ask Judge to Reject Deal Ending Criminal Case
- Families of victims who died in the two deadly Boeing 737 MAX accidents that occurred in 2018 and 2019 have petitioned a federal judge to decline approval of a resolution that would end the criminal fraud case against Boeing.
- In May, the Justice Department sought to dismiss the case against Boeing under a non-prosecution agreement, which allows the company to avoid trial on allegations that it provided false information to U.S. aviation authorities concerning a key flight control system.
- The settlement requires Boeing to pay over $1.1 billion, including a $487.2 million criminal penalty, $444.5 million to victims, and $455 million to improve compliance, safety, and quality programs.
- Victims' families argued the dismissal is contrary to public interest, calls the government's risk claims 'meritless', and claimed the deal could set a precedent for future dismissal motions.
- If approved, the deal would end the long-running case but families insist on a special prosecutor to ensure accountability and fear the agreement limits enforceable justice.
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Families of 737 Max Crash Victims Urge Rejection of Boeing Deal
Family members of people killed in two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets urged a federal judge to reject a proposed deal the company reached with US prosecutors that would allow the planemaker to avoid a criminal charge.
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Boeing 737 MAX victims' relatives ask judge to reject deal ending criminal case
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·Colorado Springs, United States
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Victims’ Families Urge Rejection of Boeing 737 Max Settlement, Request Special Prosecutor - The Texas Lawbook
The families’ request was lodged Wednesday in the criminal fraud case the government brought against Boeing in January 2021 in the wake of two plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. The families filed their briefs after the government, on May 29, filed a motion to dismiss and informed the court it had entered a non-prosecution agreement with the aerospace manufacturing company. The post Victims’ Families Urge Rejection of Boeing …
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