"O'Connor wrote Thursday that the deal "fails to secure the necessary accountability to ensure the safety of the flying public.""
""the court can't block the dismissal simply because it disagrees with the government's view that the deal serves the public interest.""
""When a company's failures cost so many lives, ending a criminal case behind closed doors erodes trust and weakens deterrence for every passenger who steps onto a plane," Paul Njoroge, a Canadian man who lost his wife and three sm"
A federal judge granted the government's request to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing related to two fatal 737 Max crashes. Boeing agreed to pay or invest an additional $1.1 billion toward fines, victim compensation, and internal safety and quality measures, and retained the ability to choose its own compliance consultant. Prosecutors alleged Boeing deceived regulators about a flight-control system implicated in the crashes. The judge said the deal lacked sufficient accountability but ruled the court could not block dismissal because the government met legal obligations and acted without bad faith. Some victims' families plan to appeal.
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