Boeing’s Lion Air Crash Lawsuits May Move to Indonesia

  • U.S. judge says law supports venue change, but he didn’t rule
  • Company says 737 Max jet was maintained, piloted in Indonesia

      

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A federal judge in Chicago signaled he may let dozens of lawsuits against Boeing Co. over the crash of a Lion Air plane be resolved in Indonesia.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin said during a status hearing Thursday that U.S. Supreme Court and appellate court rulings appear to support the idea of a venue change.