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    Families’ Reaction to Boeing Decision in Criminal Matter
    Posted on December 5, 2024 To

    Families’ Reaction to Boeing Decision in Criminal Matter

    Javier de Luis, from Massachusetts, who lost his sister Graziella in the crash, said, “I am pleased to see the Judge has rejected this inappropriate and inadequate deal that did not serve the interest of justice, nor improve the safety of the flying public. I hope the Department of Justice takes this opportunity to go back and do its job and hold Boeing accountable for the deaths of 346 people.” Ike and Susan Riffel of…

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    Federal Judge in Criminal Case Against Boeing Today Rejects DOJ Plea Agreement with Aircraft Manufacturing Giant
    Posted on December 5, 2024 To

    Federal Judge Rejects DOJ Plea Deal with Boeing; Sides with Victims’ Families

    Federal Judge in Criminal Case Against Boeing Today Rejects DOJ Plea Agreement with Aircraft Manufacturing Giant; Sides with Victims’ Families in Refusing Plea Deal The federal district court judge overseeing the criminal conspiracy matter against Boeing in the crashes of two 737 MAX8 jets that killed 346 people rejected the plea agreement presented by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), with the judge taking particular issue with the corporate monitor requirements outlined in the plea…

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    Federal Judge in Criminal Case Against Boeing Hears Arguments Today in Texas Court; Crash Victims’ Families from Several Countries Attend Morning-Long Hearing

    Federal Judge Hears Arguments Against Boeing’s DOJ Plea Deal in Texas

    Federal Judge in Criminal Case Against Boeing Hears Arguments on October 11, 2024, in Texas Court; Crash Victims’ Families from Several Countries Attend Morning-Long Hearing The lawyer for the families who lost loved ones in two Boeing crashes of 737 MAX jets argued on October 11, 2024, that the plea deal between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Boeing should not be accepted by the federal district court judge in Texas who is overseeing…

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    Federal Judge Sets Hearing Over Objections to Boeing 737 MAX DOJ Deal

    Federal Judge Sets Hearing Over Objections to Boeing 737 MAX DOJ Deal

    Newly Released Documents Show that Boeing Hid 737 MAX Safety Problems from Ethiopian Pilots Asking for Answers Prior to Second Crash; Federal Judge Sets Hearing Friday to Consider Families’ Objections to DOJ “Sweetheart” Plea Deal with Boeing U.S. Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, has set a hearing for Friday, October 11, at 9:00 a.m. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Fort Worth Division to…

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    Plaintiffs’ Legal Team in Boeing Criminal Case Receives Global Investigations Review Award

    Plaintiffs’ Legal Team in Boeing Criminal Case Receives Global Investigations Review Award

    Global Investigations Review (GIR) will present an award to the team of plaintiffs’ attorneys battling Boeing in a criminal liability case in federal district court in Texas. Clifford Law Offices is among the firms being honored in the category of “Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year.” Paul Cassell, attorney for the families in this federal case and professor of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, heads the team…

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    Kevin Durkin to Speak in UK on Aviation Litigation Liability

    Kevin Durkin Spoke on Holding Boeing to Account at Outer Temple Product Liability Conference

    Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, joined an international panel of lawyers in London on September 4, 2024, to speak on product liability issues and claims, including the differences in defending them in the UK and US. “Running product liability, aviation and mass tort claims in the UK & US” Conference is sponsored by Outer Chambers in England. Durkin spoke on “Holding Boeing to Account – the 737 MAX Litigation.” Durkin, representing victims…

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    Boeing Crash Victims Families Ask Texas Court to Reject DOJ Boeing Plea Agreement
    Posted on August 23, 2024 To

    Boeing Crash Victims Families Ask Texas Court to Reject DOJ Boeing Plea Agreement

    Families of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX8 crashes filed a brief today, Friday, August 23, 2024, asking a federal court judge to reject a proposed plea agreement presented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Boeing to resolve the pending criminal case. The judge has previously ruled that Boeing’s crime caused the deaths of 346 victims in the two deadly crashes. The families argue that the agreement improperly conceals the deadly consequences of…

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    Families File Objection to Justice Department’s “Sweetheart” Plea Agreement with Boeing
    Posted on July 31, 2024 To

    Families File Objection to Justice Department’s “Sweetheart” Plea Agreement with Boeing

    Families of crash victims of two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft crashes filed today a 48-page motion in Texas federal court, asking the judge to reject the plea agreement the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed last week. Today’s motion asks the court to reject the plea agreement with Boeing on nine grounds including that it is too lenient given the criminal sentencing guidelines and that “it surreptitiously exonerates Boeing’s then-senior leadership.” The Justice Department announced…

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    Tracy Brammeier Spoke At Institute Of Air And Space Law

    Tracy Brammeier Spoke at Institute of Air and Space Law

    Tracy A. Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the 14th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability, Insurance, and Finance. The event, sponsored by the McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law, was held on September 13-14, 2024, in Montreal. Brammeier spoke on a panel addressing “Liability of Air Carriers.” Brammeier handles complex and catastrophic transportation matters with the firm, currently serving as Liaison Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district…

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