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Polish national airline PLL LOT sued Boeing in late 2021 in Seattle on similar grounds over 737 MAX purchases and the suit is pending.
In October last year LOT asked a US judge in Texas to declare it was a crime victim in the Boeing 737 MAX criminal case and said it has at least $250m (about R4.4bn) in damages.
US district judge Reed O'Connor ruled in October that people killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are legally “crime victims”.
LOT argued it should have the same rights.
Last month Boeing pleaded not guilty to a 737 MAX fraud conspiracy felony charge after families objected to a 2021 US justice department deferred prosecution agreement to resolve the investigation into the plane's flawed design.
O'Connor had ordered the arraignment. The judge is weighing a request from families to appoint an independent examiner to oversee Boeing's compliance with the agreement.
Boeing opposes the request and said it has been in compliance with the agreement for the past two years.
Reuters
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