Boeing ordered to pay US$29mil to family of 737 MAX crash victim
NEW YORK: A Chicago jury awarded US$29 million in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash, a US court spokesman said Wednesday.
A Chicago jury has awarded US$29 million to the family of Naoise Connolly Ryan, the widow of Michael Mick Ryan, an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash. The lawsuit was filed by Boeing against the company following two deadly MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that claimed 346 lives in total.
Ryan, who worked during the Ebola crisis and with Rohingya refugees, had been on board the flight that killed all 157 people on board. While the majority of claims have been settled out of court, Naoise Ryan's attorney, Steven Marks, emphasized his client's commitment to seeking accountability and justice through a jury trial rather than accepting money directly from Boeing.
Boeing has apologized for the crashes and acknowledged the software implicated in both accidents, but did not comment on the latest verdict.
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