Jury Awards 49.5 Million Dollars in Boeing 737 MAX Case
A Chicago jury has awarded the family of Samya Stumo 49.5 million dollars following the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash. The verdict covers loss of companionship and grief as Boeing continues to settle the majority of civil lawsuits related to the global 737 MAX accidents.
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A Chicago jury awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a victim of the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash. This is the second jury verdict regarding the Ethiopia disaster, which killed 346 people across two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. The payout signals continued legal liability for Boeing despite settling 90% of claims related to the global 737 MAX grounding.
