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

An attorney representing family members who lost loved ones in two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes said Wednesday 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. “Because Boeing’s crime is the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history, a maximum fine of more than $24 billion is legally justified and clearly appropriate,” Mr. Cassell wrote, adding that between $14 billion and $22 billion of the fine could be suspended if those funds are instead devoted to quality control and safety measures....