Families of Boeing crash victims demand prosecution for ‘deadliest corporate crime in US history’

Attorney for families says plane maker should be fined $25bn, but amount could be reduced if Boeing improved safety standards

Families of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia have demanded that the plane maker be criminally prosecuted and fined $25bn for the deadliest corporate crime in US history".

In a letter to the US justice department, Paul Cassell, an attorney for 15 victims' families, said that the amount is legally justified and clearly appropriate", but could be significantly reduced if Boeing improved safety standards and agreed to an independent monitor.