Plane crashes: Shareholder lawsuit against Boeing reinstated

Boeing is said to have given shareholders misleading information about the crashed 737 Max machines. An appeals court reinstates a 2019 shareholder lawsuit.

Bei zwei Abstürzen der Boeing 737 Max waren innerhalb von fünf Monaten 346 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Quelle: Reuters

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Two Boeing 737 Max crashes killed 346 people within five months. (Image: Reuters) Washington An American appeals court on Friday dismissed a 2019 shareholder lawsuit against aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co re-admitted. Two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max within five months, 346 people died.The Seafarers Pension Plan, the seafarers’ pension scheme in several countries, had filed a lawsuit against the company’s executives and directors for providing false and misleading information about the 737 Max in shareholder proxy statements. A US district court judge had previously dismissed the lawsuit. He relied on a Boeing charter that gives the company the right to insist that lawsuits be filed against Boeing in a Delaware court. The Court of Appeals has now reversed that decision. The 737 Max crisis triggered by the crashes cost Boeing more than $20 billion and resulted in a 20-month grounding. The 737 MAX only returned to service

after the company made significant software and training improvements.
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In November, current and former Boeing board members settled a $237.5 million settlement in a separate lawsuit with shareholders. In January 2021, Boeing agreed to a $2.5 billion deal with the US Department of Justice to stay prosecutions related to the 737 MAX crashes.More: Boeing receives order for 30 more 737 Max jets rtr

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