- A federal jury in Chicago has awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old global nonprofit worker, who died in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia.
- Stumo was travelling to Uganda for her first major assignment when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard.
- The award includes $21million for Stumo’s pain and suffering, $16.5 million for her family's loss of companionship, and $12 million for their grief.
- This verdict resolves one of the last remaining wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the disaster, with Boeing having confidentially settled most other claims.
- The 737 Max crashes, attributed to a faulty flight-control system, led to a global grounding of the aircraft and extensive investigations into Boeing's safety practices.
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