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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophia Tareen

Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash

Paul Njoroge, his wife, Carolyne, and three small children, Ryan, age 6, Kellie, 4, and infant Rubi, along with Njoroge’s mother-in-law, Anne Wangui Karanja - (AP)

Boeing has reached a settlement with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.

The settlement on Friday came just days before a jury trial at Chicago’s federal court was set to start Monday to determine damages for Paul Njoroge of Canada.

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