Jury Awards $49.5 Million To Family Of Boeing 737 MAX Victim
A Chicago jury on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, awarded $49.5 million in damages to the family of Boeing 737 MAX crash victim Samya Stumo.[1]
Jurors deliberated for about two hours before issuing the damages figure, and the case was one of the few 737 MAX civil suits that went to trial rather than settling.[1] Boeing said it is deeply sorry for the losses from the Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian 302 crashes and acknowledged families' right to go to trial.[1]
On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board, including 24-year-old American Samya Stumo.[1]
Boeing previously agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion in fines and $445 million in compensation under a deal that avoided criminal prosecution over the MAX.[1] The verdict underscores that some families have pursued trials instead of settling, and that juries can still assign civil liability in individual MAX cases.
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- On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, a Chicago jury awarded $49.5 million in damages to the family of Boeing 737 MAX crash victim Samya Stumo.
- Stumo, a 24-year-old American, died in the March 10, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash that killed 157 people.
- Jurors deliberated for about two hours before issuing the damages figure, one of the few 737 MAX civil cases not resolved through settlement.
- Boeing said it is deeply sorry for the losses from the Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian 302 crashes and acknowledged families' right to go to trial.
- Boeing previously agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion in fines and $445 million in compensation under a deal that avoided criminal prosecution over the MAX.
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