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Boeing settles first Ethiopian 737 Max damages trial in US federal court (Illinois); jury assessed US$28.45m, with 26% pre-judgment interest taking recovery to US$35.85m

Published on: 20 November 2025

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The estate of crash victim Shikha Garg

On 19 November 2025, the estate of crash victim Shikha Garg urged jurors to grant her husband, Soumya Bhattacharya, between US$80m and US$230m, reflecting her ordeal in-flight and its impact on him. Boeing contended that a figure nearer US$12m was fair and proportionate, arguing the estate’s demand would effectively penalise the company for a tragic accident for which it has already acknowledged responsibility. After hearing the verdict, however, Shanin Specter of Kline & Specter PC said the parties had settled the matter before delivering closing arguments earlier that morning, 19 November 2025. The development capped around a week of testimony jurors heard about the March 2019 crash, which happened less than seven minutes after take-off. Garg’s action is the first civil claim to reach a jury over the Boeing 737 Max 8 disaster, which occurred five months after the loss of Lion Air Flight 610, in which 189 people died in similar circumstances. The consolidated Ethiopian Air litigation continues before US District Judge Jorge Alonso, who has previously set trial dates in the matter but ultimately cancelled them as the cases resolved...

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