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Laura Smith, et al v. Boeing Company, et al

  1. August 21, 2024

    Lion Air Families Want Full 7th Circ. To Hear Boeing Case

    The last two estates pursuing claims over 2018's Lion Air crash argued Wednesday that the full Seventh Circuit should rehear their bid for jury trial damages relating to injuries the victims experienced over land because their initial panel applied the governing law in a way that was never intended.

  2. August 06, 2024

    7th Circ. Rejects Lion Air Families' Bid For Boeing Jury Trial

    The Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that a more-than-century-old law governing fatal accidents on the high seas does not allow two remaining victims' estates suing Boeing over 2018's Lion Air crash to demand a jury trial.

  3. February 16, 2024

    Boeing And Lion Air Families Spar In 7th Circ. Jury Trial Bid

    The Seventh Circuit on Friday considered whether a more than century-old law governing fatal accidents occurring over the high seas allows the two remaining victims' estates suing Boeing over the Lion Air 737 Max crash to demand a jury trial.

  4. September 21, 2023

    Boeing Fights Lion Air Families' 7th Circ. Bid For Jury Trial

    Boeing has told the Seventh Circuit that two remaining victims' estates suing over the Lion Air 737 Max crash aren't entitled to a jury trial because federal law defined clear limits around lawsuits stemming from fatal aviation accidents that occurred over the high seas.

  5. August 22, 2023

    Lion Air Families Tell 7th Circ. Boeing Must Face Jury

    Two remaining victims' estates suing Boeing over the Lion Air 737 Max crash have told the Seventh Circuit that they deserve a jury trial and that the American aerospace giant should be held accountable for injuries suffered by passengers both over land and the high seas.