Jury awards $49.5 million to Boeing 737 MAX crash victim's family
A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
TL;DR
- A jury awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, who died in a 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash.
- Stumo's family pursued the civil lawsuit after failing to reach a settlement with Boeing.
- The crashes of the 737 MAX in Indonesia and Ethiopia led to the grounding of the aircraft and a large fine for Boeing.
- Boeing stated they respect the family's right to pursue claims through the court process.