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Boeing must pay $29 crore to UN worker’s family in crash
A Chicago jury has ordered Boeing to pay $29 million (about Rs 24 crore) in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines…
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A Chicago jury has ordered Boeing to pay $29 million (about Rs 24 crore) in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash, a US court spokesman said on Wednesday. The verdict comes as Boeing faces multiple lawsuits over the two fatal MAX crashes that killed 346 people.
The award is separate from ongoing criminal and civil proceedings against the manufacturer. The UN worker was among 157 victims when flight ET 302 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa in March 2019. The MAX fleet was grounded for 20 months after the twin disasters.
The Indian Opinion
The $29 million payout to one family, while significant, is a small fraction of the thousands of cases Boeing faces. The narrative that this verdict signals corporate accountability ignores that Boeing has already paid over $2.5 billion in settlements and penalties without admitting fault. The real test will come when criminal charges or a mass trial forces Boeing's engineers and executives to testify under oath about design flaws and regulatory capture.
Source: ndtv.com
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