Trending Now - Boeing Ordered to Pay $49.5 Million to 737 MAX Victim's Family
WHO:
ABC News - Samya Stumo grew up in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and was a 2015 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
NPR - Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old American, was killed in the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
NPR - Nadia Milleron, Samya Stumo's mother, and Michael Stumo, her father, spoke about their daughter.
NPR - Attorneys Shanin Specter and Elizabeth Crawford represented Stumo's estate.
NPR - Boeing is the company involved in the case.
WHAT:
NPR - The verdict resolves one of the last remaining cases stemming from two deadly crashes that killed a total of 346 people.
CBS News - The jury awarded $21 million for pain and suffering and emotional distress, $16.5 million for loss of companionship, and $12 million for grief.
CBS News - The jury's verdict was reached on a Wednesday.
CBS News - A separate jury awarded $28.45 million in damages in November 2025 to the family of Shikha Garg, another victim of the crash.
CBS News - The jury awarded $21 million for pain and suffering and emotional distress, $16.5 million for loss of companionship, and $12 million for grief.
NPR - A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to Samya Stumo's family.
NPR - The jury awarded $21 million for Stumo's experience on the flight, $16.5 million for loss of companionship, and $12 million for grief.
NPR - Boeing had admitted responsibility for the crash prior to the trial.
NPR - Boeing reached an agreement with the Justice Department to avoid criminal prosecution and settled dozens of lawsuits.
WHERE:
NPR - The jury's decision took place in Chicago.
WHEN:
CBS News - The jury's verdict was reached on a Wednesday.
NPR - The jury's verdict was delivered on a Wednesday.
NPR - A separate jury awarded more than $28 million in damages in November to the family of Shikha Garg, another victim of the crash.
WHY:
CBS News - The Ethiopian Airlines crash prompted a worldwide grounding of the 737 Max that lasted more than a year and triggered multiple investigations into Boeing’s safety culture and regulatory oversight.
NPR - The trial focused on how much Boeing should pay in compensatory damages after admitting responsibility for the crash.
HOW:
CBS News - Federal prosecutors reached an agreement with Boeing, requiring the company to invest an additional $1 billion in fines, family compensation, and safety improvements.
CBS News - Federal prosecutors charged Boeing with misleading regulators about the Max's flight-control system, but a federal judge approved a request to dismiss the case in November.
NPR - The trial was conducted to determine compensatory damages after Boeing's admission of responsibility.
(UPDATED May 15, 2026 11:40 UTC)
A jury has reached a verdict in one of the last remaining cases related to two deadly crashes that resulted in the tragic loss of 346 lives, awarding a total of $49.5 million in damages for pain, suffering, and emotional distress. This decision follows a previous jury's award of $28.45 million in November 2025 to the family of another victim, Shikha Garg. Additionally, federal prosecutors have struck a deal with Boeing, mandating the company to invest an extra $1 billion in fines, compensation for families, and safety enhancements.
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(UPDATED May 15, 2026 01:35 UTC)
A jury has awarded a total of $49.5 million in damages related to the Ethiopian Airlines crash, which includes $21 million for pain and suffering, $16.5 million for loss of companionship, and $12 million for grief. This tragic incident, which involved the 737 Max, led to a worldwide grounding of the aircraft and sparked extensive investigations into Boeing’s safety practices. Although federal prosecutors charged Boeing with misleading regulators about the Max's flight-control system, a federal judge dismissed the case last November.
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(UPDATED May 14, 2026 19:36 UTC)
A federal jury in Chicago has awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, who tragically lost her life in the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash. The jury's decision included $21 million for Stumo's experience during the flight, $16.5 million for loss of companionship, and $12 million for grief, while Boeing had previously admitted responsibility for the incident. This trial aimed to establish the compensatory damages owed to Stumo's family after Boeing reached an agreement with the Justice Department to avoid criminal prosecution and settled numerous lawsuits.