Victims’ Families Want Boeing to Have ‘Day of Reckoning’ in Court Over Fatal 737 MAX Crashes

‘Charging individuals [at Boeing] is not off the table,’ says Robert Clifford, lead counsel for the crash victims’ families.
Victims’ Families Want Boeing to Have ‘Day of Reckoning’ in Court Over Fatal 737 MAX Crashes
Family members hold photographs of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims lost in two deadly 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people as they wait for Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to testify on Capitol Hill, on Oct. 29, 2019. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters
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Boeing executives could still face criminal charges over the fatal 2018 and 2019 737 MAX crashes, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials told the victims’ family members during a May 31 meeting.

The Justice Department met with the families and their attorneys for the second time since late April to discuss the agency’s plans after it announced in May that Boeing violated a 2021 criminal settlement.

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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.