Siblings of 29-year-old engineer George Kabau said they wanted to force the company to release documents and emails relating to its 737 Max 8 model
A preliminary report released earlier this month indicated Ethiopian Airlines pilots wrestled with a computer system that repeatedly ordered the nose down because of faulty sensor data. The same system was a focus of the preliminary report into the October Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which killed 189 people.
“He didn’t leave a child. My mum is devastated,” she said. “We can use his demise to ensure safer travel for all.” U.S. lawyer Nomi Husain, who is also representing one of the American families, said the lawsuit was filed in Chicago late on Monday. The family was seeking to hold Boeing accountable, he said.
“We want to let the litigation process play out,” he said. “When you put profits over safety, you will be held accountable and you will pay a price.” Boeing, which has previously declined to comment on individual lawsuits, and directed inquiries about the crash to investigating authorities, had no immediate comment on the latest case.Kenya had the largest number of citizens on the flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. At least 32 Kenyans were on board, the airline said at the time, although that number may be larger because some of the travellers were dual nationals and the full manifest has still not been released.
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