Attorney David Boies, and the legal team that has long championed the case of the late Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, are expected to file a wrongful-death suit against the troubled aerospace colossus, Fortune has learned. A little over a year ago, after giving two days of testimony in a long-running action versus Boeing, Barnett was found dead after spending the entire night in his Clemson orange Dodge Ram truck, his finger on the trigger of a silver Smith & Wesson pistol and a note sitting next to his body. In May, an investigation by the Charleston Police Department found that Barnett had committed suicide by putting by putting a bullet through his head. (You can read the full story of Barnett's life and tragic death in our feature here.)
Fortune is the first to report the news of the expected suit and Boies's involvement. When asked for comment, Boeing provided the following statement to Fortune: "We are saddened by John Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family."
