The US Department of Justice reached an agreement with Boeing by $ 1.1 billion in case of accidents 737 max.
The US Department of Justice has reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing, which allows an aerial giant to pay $ 1.1 billion in a long -lasting investigation into the accidents of the type 737 Max to avoid the trial. This was announced on Friday by US officials, TASR reports according to AFP report.
The preliminary agreement, which is still to be approved by the judge, would mean stopping the prosecution of Boeing for its actions in the 737 Max aircraft certification, which were part of two accidents in 2018 and 2019. They claimed 346 victims. In the event of approval, the agreement would thwart the federal trial, which was to be held in June at Fort Worth in Texas.
Criticism from families
Family members of some victims criticized the proposed agreement. “The legacy that sent this step to companies across the country is: Do not care if your products are safe for your customers,” said Javier de Luis in a statement issued by the plaintiff lawyers of the defendants Boeing.
However, in its statement, the Ministry of Justice quoted other survivors of family members who expressed the desire for closing the case, citing one of them: “Sadness is again emerging when discussed in court or other forums”.
It is stated that family members of more than 110 victims of these air accidents have told the government that “they either support this particular agreement or generally support the Ministry’s efforts to close the case before court proceedings or do not object to the agreement”.
