CHICAGO — A Chicago law firm says it has settled lawsuits against Boeing on behalf of the families of 11 passengers killed in the crash of a Lion Air jet off the coast of Indonesia.
It’s believed to be the first settlement in the nearly 100 lawsuits filed against Boeing after the October 2018 accident and another crash involving a Boeing 737 Max jet in March in Ethiopia.
Attorney Alexandra Wisner said Wednesday that the settlements were reached last month. She declined to discuss financial terms. She said the firm has six other claims still pending.
Boeing, based in Chicago, declined to comment.
Plaintiffs in the Lion Air cases agreed to enter mediation with Boeing. Families of passengers who died in the second crash, involving an Ethiopian Airlines Max, did not.
