Boeing Crash Victim Families Seek $24 Billion Fine, ‘Aggressive’ Prosecution

An attorney for the families accused Boeing of ’the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history.’

Family and friends who lost loved ones in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia on March 10, 2019, hold a protest in front of Boeing headquarters in Arlington, Va., to mark the four-year anniversary of the accident on March 10, 2023. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

An attorney representing family members who lost loved ones in two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes said on June 19 that in addition to criminal prosecution, the plane manufacturer should be subject to a fine of more than $24 billion.

Attorney Paul Cassell wrote a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 19, in which he laid out the families’ views on how Boeing should be subjected to the multibillion-dollar fine and an “aggressive criminal prosecution,” while calling on the DOJ to offer no concessions if the company requests plea negotiations.