Boeing Reaches Liability Deal in Ethiopian Air Crash Suits
- Amount of payouts to victims’ families hasn’t been determined
- Aircraft maker admits liability for 2019 crash that killed 157
Candles burn before a flower adorned memorial arch erected at the site of the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crash in Ejere, Ethiopia, on March 14, 2019.
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Boeing Co. said it reached a legal settlement with families of those killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max jet crash, admitting the company’s liability and agreeing to negotiate compensation payouts in a Chicago court.
The aircraft maker, which was sued by the families, “admits and stipulates to its liability for the compensatory damages,” and that “the measure and elements of plaintiffs’ damages” for each of the lawsuits filed in the Ethiopia Air case will be determined under Illinois law, according to the proposed agreement, which was filed Wednesday in a Chicago federal court.