US EditionOntario man reaches settlement with Boeing over family's death in 2019 Ethiopia plane crash
Manant Vaidya settled wrongful-death claims with Boeing after losing six family members in the 2019 crash caused by faulty sensor system, Boeing accepted responsibility in 2021.
- Jan. 14, 2026 — An Ontario man, Manant Vaidya, reached a settlement with Boeing almost seven years after six relatives died, and his law firm said the case settled for a confidential amount on Tuesday as opening statements began in a U.S. district court.
- On March 10, 2019, a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 aboard including Manant Vaidya's six relatives.
- Boeing previously accepted responsibility in 2021, and after the crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until Boeing redesigned the implicated system; spokesperson Shelley Spreier said the company is "deeply sorry" and committed to "fully and fairly" compensate families.
- Robert Clifford said `Boeing accepted full responsibility for the senseless and preventable loss of these innocent lives,' and Paul Njoroge, another Canadian, reached a settlement in July last year.
- This year, Boeing reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department to avoid criminal prosecution; Boeing says it resolved most claims through settlements while families may pursue damages trials.
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A Canadian who lost several family members in the crash of a Boeing in Ethiopia in 2019 settled his lawsuit against the aircraft manufacturer just before the start of the trial in Chicago.
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Ontario man who lost family in Ethiopia plane crash reaches settlement with Boeing
A Canadian man who lost several family members in a 2019 Boeing jet crash in Ethiopia has settled his lawsuit against the plane manufacturer just before a trial was set to begin.
Just before the trial began, Boeing agreed with members of the victims of the Ethiopian airline crash, which means that the trial before a U.S. court in Chicago will no longer take place.
The flight 302 from the Ethiopian Airlines fell five months after the Flight 610 from Lion Air, another 737 Max, landed in the Java Sea. An automated flight control system contributed to both accidents.
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