US Court Awards $29 Million in Damages to Family of UN Employee Killed in Boeing 737 MAX Crash
Summary
A US court has awarded $29 million in damages to the family of Michael “Mick” Ryan, a United Nations employee killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash. The jury in Chicago found in favor of the family in a civil case against Boeing over the aircraft’s design and safety systems.
Key Points
- A Chicago jury awarded $29 million to the family of Michael “Mick” Ryan, who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in Ethiopia.
- Ryan’s wife, Naoise Connolly Ryan, filed the civil lawsuit against Boeing seeking accountability for the aircraft’s design and safety systems.
- The crash killed all 157 people on board and intensified global scrutiny of the Boeing 737 MAX after another fatal accident involving Lion Air Flight 610.
- The family’s lawyer, Steven C. Marks, said the compensation could not replace the lost life but marked an important step toward justice.
