A U.S. judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are legally considered 'crime victims,' a designation that will determine what remedies should be imposed.
The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington, U.S. February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Redmond//File Photo737 MAX crashes are legally considered "crime victims," a designation that will determine what remedies should be imposed.
The families argued the government "lied and violated their rights through a secret process" and asked U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor to rescind Boeing's immunity from criminal prosecution - which was part of the $2.5 billion agreement - and order the planemaker publicly arraigned on felony charges.O'Connor ruled on Friday that "in sum, but for Boeing's criminal conspiracy to defraud the , 346 people would not have lost their lives in the crashes.
The deal capped a 21-month investigation into the design and development of the 737 MAX following the deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019.
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