Family of American woman killed in Ethiopian 737 Max crash sues Boeing

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

The family of an American woman killed when a Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner crashed in a field in Ethi­o­pia last month sued the aircraft manufacturer on Thursday, their attorneys said. They also plan to file a claim against the Federal Aviation Administration.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Chicago, where Boeing is headquartered, on behalf of the family of Samya Stumo, 24, who was on a work assignment in Africa when the Ethio­pian Airlines jet went down shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, on March 10.

Stumo, a health-care analyst with a Washington-based global health organization was among the 157 people killed in the crash — the second deadly incident involving a Boeing 737 Max 8 in a five-month period.

Earlier Thursday, Ethio­pian authorities urged Boeing to review its flight control system for the 737 Max 8, which has been grounded and come under intense scrutiny since the two crashes. A preliminary investigative report, also released Thursday, said the pilots of Flight 302 repeatedly performed all the procedures recommended by Boeing in an attempt to save the aircraft, but could not regain control.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. This must be the first of many more to come.

[itsrobert]

2. You think Boeing is going to try to settle quick?

Or will they fight it all the way?

[JI7]

3. settle, a trial would be even worse for their business

[paleotn]

5. Good!

[Sgent]

6. Normally

I would expect the suits to never be filed. At this point Boeing would just open a checkbook and ask how much to settle.

There is one wrench on this theory though, and its that Ms. Stumo has an uncle known for litigation against large manufacturers -- Ralph Nader. And his settlement criteria include the 737 Max never fly's again.

We will see what happens, but it could be interesting.

[SFnomad]

7. The 737 Max is a plane that should never have been built in the first place

The 737 Max is a defective airplane with a software kludge used as a band-aid to fix design failures. Boeing only did it because to build a new plane from scratch (like the Dreamliner had just been) would have taken years longer and billions of dollars more. And Boeing needed to get to market now, because of competition from Airbus.

Over 300 people have paid for that rush with their lives. I would not be surprised if the 737 Max never flew again. And if it does, I will bet that some countries or maybe even the EU might ban it.