The first trial is underway on behalf of the families of two victims who were killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing MAX8 jet. Clifford Law Offices has represented numerous victims and their families of those who were injured or killed in various air crash disasters and including the families of 74 victims who lost loved ones in the Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia.
The first trial in this crash began Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, and is expected to last two weeks. Clifford Law Offices represents the Estate of Mercy Ngami Ndivo, (case No. 19-cv-05563), in federal district court in Chicago. Also the Estate of Shikha Garg, (case No. 19-cv-05079), is being tried simultaneously with another plaintiff’s firm.
A jury of eight was selected on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Opening statements from all lawyers are expected to last three hours and will begin the following morning.
The trial is on behalf of the family of Mercy Ndivo, 28, who was on the flight heading home to Kenya after attending a graduation ceremony to celebrate earning her master’s degree in Professional Accountancy in London. She leaves behind her parents and her minor daughter.
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Clifford Law Offices has represented victims and their families in nearly every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last 40 years as well as numerous small plane crashes around the United States.
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Press Releases
November 13, 2025
Families of Boeing MAX 8 Crash Victims Ask Federal Appellate Court to Overturn District Court Judge’s Order Dismissing Criminal Charge Against Boeing. View Online.
November 6, 2025
Families of Boeing MAX 8 Crash Victims to File Expedited Writ of Mandamus to Federal Appellate Court to Overturn District Court Judge’s Order, Issued Nov. 6, Dismissing Criminal Charge Against Boeing. View Online.
November 5, 2025
Three Cases Settle, One Moves Forward to Trial in the Boeing Crash Cases in Federal District Court. View Online.
November 4, 2025
Jury Selected in First Boeing Crash Trial; Lawyers Expected to Deliver Opening Statements at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5. View Online.
November 4, 2025
Jury Selection Underway on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Boeing Crash Case with Opening Statements to Follow from Internationally Acclaimed Aviation Attorneys. View Online.
November 2, 2025
Boeing Trial to Begin Monday in Chicago Federal District Court. View Online.
October 30, 2025
Boeing Crash Cases Set for Trial November 3 – Two to be Tried Side-by-Side in Chicago Federal District Court. View Online.
