Chief Judge O’Connor Hears From 737 Max Victims’ Families, Mulls DOJ’s Dismissal Bid

FORT WORTH – U.S. District Chief Judge Reed O’Connor listened to the testimony from some of the wives, parents, brothers and daughters of the 346 people killed in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes on Wednesday morning, who pleaded with him to reject the government’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the manufacturer.

The government sued Boeing in January 2021 in the wake of plane crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019 that killed a total of 346 people. Now, four years later, the government has moved to dismiss the case and entered a non-prosecution agreement with the aerospace manufacturing company, which 14 families oppose. There are 60 victims’ families who do not oppose the motion.