May 08, 2026
In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, Boeing is still contending with litigation associated with the 737 Max 8 jets, while a proposed $99 million class settlement could end farmers' right-to-repair claims against agricultural equipment maker John Deere and an appeals court decertified a class of 90,000 State Farm policyholders accusing the insurer of systematically undervaluing totaled vehicles.
April 01, 2026
An Illinois federal judge said equity funds alleging Boeing defrauded investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws can pursue claims related to certain statements made after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, but not claims tied to a separate door-plug blowout in 2024.
August 20, 2025
Boeing told an Illinois federal judge that equity funds cannot stuff their amended securities fraud lawsuit with vague and overblown allegations the American aerospace giant defrauded investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
April 25, 2025
An Illinois federal judge said Friday that equity funds accusing Boeing of defrauding investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws after a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 must continue to litigate their claims in Chicago instead of having them heard in Virginia.
February 03, 2025
Boeing has told an Illinois federal judge that equity funds suing the American aerospace giant for allegedly defrauding investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws following a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 shouldn't be allowed to forum-shop by moving their suit to Virginia.
September 18, 2023
An Illinois federal judge said Monday that equity funds alleging Boeing defrauded investors by downplaying the 737 Max jets' safety flaws can only pursue claims based on certain statements Boeing and top executives made after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in March 2019, but none before that.
May 09, 2023
Boeing has told an Illinois federal judge that investment funds are playing "fast and loose" with statements in their securities fraud lawsuit alleging the aviation giant downplayed its 737 Max jets' safety flaws after two deadly crashes left 346 people dead and threw the company into crisis.
April 10, 2023
Shareholders suing Boeing for securities fraud over the fallout from two deadly 737 Max crashes said the company is "resorting to mental gymnastics and wordsmithing" in its bid to get the suit tossed and regurgitating arguments that have already been rejected in a similar case.