USA v. The Boeing Company

  1. January 26, 2023

    Boeing, Victims Spar In Texas Court Over 737 Max Monitor

    A Texas federal judge pressed federal prosecutors on Thursday on whether The Boeing Co. should have an outside monitor to enforce a deferred prosecution agreement for accusations stemming from two plane crashes during an arraignment at which families of victims who'd traveled from afar spoke their piece.

  2. January 25, 2023

    737 Max Families Eye Compliance Monitor For Boeing

    Families of victims of the 737 Max crashes said Boeing must be overseen by an independent compliance monitor under new conditions they intend to ask a Texas federal judge to impose on the U.S. aerospace giant at a public arraignment Thursday.

  3. January 19, 2023

    Boeing Must Face 737 Max Families In Texas Arraignment

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday ordered Boeing to appear for an arraignment next week, giving the families of victims of the 737 Max crashes an opportunity to confront Boeing in open court, and potentially press for the company's deferred prosecution agreement to be reevaluated.

  4. December 05, 2022

    DOJ Says Polish Airline Not A Victim In Boeing 737 Max Case

    The federal government has told a Texas federal judge that LOT Polish Airlines cannot try to recover its purported millions in losses from the 737 Max global grounding by claiming to be a victim of Boeing's alleged conspiracy or upending Boeing's $2.5 billion deferred prosecution agreement.

  5. November 14, 2022

    Boeing Pushes Back Against New Proceedings In 737 Case

    The Boeing Co. is asking a Texas federal court not to allow the families of passengers killed in a pair of 737 Max crashes to force renewed prosecution of a federal conspiracy case, saying the law doesn't allow them to upend a deferred prosecution agreement they signed with prosecutors nearly two years ago.

  6. October 21, 2022

    737 Max Families Get 'Victim Status' In Boeing DOJ Deal Fight

    A Texas federal judge said Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice should've consulted with families of victims of the 737 Max crashes before inking a $2.5 billion deferred prosecution agreement in its criminal conspiracy case against Boeing, potentially paving the way for the deal to be reevaluated.

  7. May 03, 2022

    Texas Judge Apologizes To 737 Max Families For Boeing Flub

    A Texas federal judge apologized Tuesday to families of victims of the 737 Max crashes for not verifying that the U.S. Department of Justice had conferred with them before inking a $2.5 billion deferred prosecution agreement with the Boeing Co. but questioned if he could rescind the deal.

  8. April 26, 2022

    GOP Sen. Backs 737 Max Families In DOJ 'Victim Status' Fight

    Sen. Ted Cruz has thrown his support behind families of victims of the 737 Max crashes fighting in Texas federal court to rescind Boeing's deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, saying the "flawed" and "collusive" deal must be reexamined.

  9. February 08, 2022

    Boeing Crash Families Bash DOJ For Denying Victim Status

    The families of passengers killed in a pair of Boeing 737 Max crashes slammed prosecutors on Tuesday after the government claimed they are not "victims" under a federal law as it defended its decision to not consult with them before cutting a deferred prosecution deal with The Boeing Co.

  10. December 16, 2021

    737 Max Families Rip DOJ 'Deceit' In Boeing Immunity Deal

    Families of the victims of the 737 Max crashes asked a Texas federal judge Thursday to consider rescinding Boeing's immunity deal with the U.S. Department of Justice, saying they weren't properly consulted on the $2.5 billion settlement in the government's conspiracy case against the aerospace giant.