Boeing settles nearly all Chicago lawsuits stemming from deadly 737 MAX crashes

Boeing’s 737 MAX sales are climbing, yet the company is nearing a grim milestone as it wraps up litigation over the two overseas crashes that killed about 350 people. Chicago’s federal court saw dozens of lawsuits, many settled quietly under confidentiality agreements, leaving the total payout in the billions but undisclosed. Recent jury decisions granted $29 million to the widow of Michael “Mick” Ryan, nearly $50 million to Samya Stumo’s survivors, and roughly $28 million to Shikha Garg’s family.

Clifford Law Offices, led by Bob Clifford, represented 72 families from the Ethiopian crash and now has only two pending cases, while attorney Steven C. Marks settled around 40 Indonesian suits. The remaining unresolved cases involve one plaintiff each, with the law firms declining further comment. Boeing expressed sorrow for the victims while noting that families retain the right to pursue court action.