Federal Court Dismisses 737 MAX Class-Action Lawsuit Against Boeing, Southwest Airlines

Federal Court Dismisses 737 MAX Class-Action Lawsuit Against Boeing, Southwest Airlines
A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston on March 11, 2019. David Koenig/AP Photo
Jana J. Pruet
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A federal appeals court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing The Boeing Company and Southwest Airlines of deceiving passengers by covering up the dangers of the Boeing 737 MAX.

On Tuesday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected the 2019 lawsuit in a 3–0 decision citing the plaintiff’s failure to prove plausible harm or injury, physically or financially (pdf). The case was remanded to the lower court “with instructions to dismiss.”
Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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