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Coverage dated May 30, 2023

US judge allows potential damages for distress of Boeing MAX victims

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Family members of victims who died in a Boeing 737 MAX crash can seek compensation for the emotional distress their loved ones experienced before the

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Pain and terror felt by passengers before Boeing Max crashed can be considered, judge rules (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Families of passengers who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia can seek damages for the pain and terror suffered by victims in the minutes before the plane flew nose-down into the ground, a federal judge has ruled.

  2. Digital Journal

    US judge allows potential damages for distress of Boeing MAX victims (opens Digital Journal)

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    Family members of victims who died in a Boeing 737 MAX crash can seek compensation for the emotional distress their loved ones experienced before the

  3. CNN

    Judge rejects Boeing request to block pain and suffering damages for crash victims who died upon impact (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge rejected arguments from attorneys for Boeing that it should not have to pay for the pain and suffering of 157 victims of a March 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash because they all died on impact.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Boeing 737 MAX Victims’ Families Can Seek Compensation for Pain and Suffering, Judge Rules (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The aircraft maker has admitted responsibility for the 2019 crash, but has contested factoring victims’ precrash pain and suffering into damages.

  5. Seattle Times

    Boeing MAX crash passengers’ pain, terror can be considered, judge says (opens Seattle Times)

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    A federal judge ruled that families of those killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX can seek damages for the pain and terror suffered by their relatives before it crashed in Ethiopia.

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