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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Justice Department announced in a court filing that Boeing will plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the FAA about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft late Sunday (July 7, 2024). The Justice Department announced the agreement in a filing with federal district court Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas. Families who lost loved ones in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes quickly filed in that same court an objection to the deal….

As the families await word from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its next steps in the criminal prosecution of Boeing following two deadly crashes five years ago, the attorney for families on Monday, June 24, 2024, filed a motion for reconsideration before the Texas federal judge to reconsider his earlier ruling denying an independent corporate monitor of Boeing’s facilities. Citing recent safety incidents and concerns since the ruling of Judge Reed O’Connor in February…