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Boeing Settlement Sidesteps First 737 MAX Trial Over 2019 Crash

A confidential deal with Paul Njoroge stops the first scheduled trial in the 2019 crash, leaving one civil case open as families press for accountability over Boeing’s Justice Department agreement

FILE - Paul Njoroge testifies during a House Transportation subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2019, on aviation safety. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight of a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)
Michael Stumo, father of Samya Stumo, victim of Flight ET302; and Paul Njoroge hold a combination photo of Njoroge’s family members who were victims of EA Flight 302 during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing on "State of Aviation Safety" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Paul Njoroge, representing the families of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, testifies before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing on "State of Aviation Safety" in the aftermath of two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes since October, in Washington D.C., U.S., July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Overview

  • Boeing and Paul Njoroge reached a confidential settlement Friday, averting the first federal jury trial over the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 disaster that killed 157 people
  • Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, extending Boeing’s record of resolving more than 90 percent of MAX crash claims outside of court
  • With Njoroge’s case settled, only one remaining civil lawsuit against Boeing for the 2018–2019 MAX crashes is still pending
  • Victims’ families are contesting the Justice Department’s $1.1 billion non-prosecution accord, which awaits final approval from U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor
  • Advocates for the crash victims argue that confidential settlements and the DOJ deal fall short of full accountability and demand greater transparency and recognition of their losses