Boeing reaches settlement to avert civil trial in 2019 Max crash
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Three sources close to the case told AFP that a settlement had been agreed upon out of court, with no further details provided.
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NEW YORK - Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing reached a last-minute settlement on Nov 11 with the family of a woman killed in the crash of a 737 Max jetliner in 2019, averting a federal civil trial.
Three sources close to the case told AFP that a settlement had been agreed upon out of court, with no further details provided.
The crash of the Ethiopian Airlines plane
It originally involved six plaintiffs but until now all but one had settled, according to a source familiar with the case.
The hearing on Nov 12 will take place to inform Judge Jorge Alonso of the settlement, who must approve the deal for it to be officially settled, the source said.
“It is a damage-only trial, meaning no evidence regarding the liability of Boeing will be presented,” the source told AFP.
The remaining case involved Dr Manisha Nukavarapu, an Indian-born woman who was on board Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on March 10, 2019, when the plane – a Boeing 737 Max 8 – crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. AFP
