Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Boeing to Pay Over $28 Million to Family of 737 MAX Crash Victim
Imagine a big airplane company called Boeing made a type of plane called the 737 MAX.
Sadly, two of these planes crashed a few years ago, and many people lost their lives.
One of those people was a kind woman named Shikha Garg.
Her family was very sad and asked a court to help them.
A jury, which is like a group of people who decide if something is fair, looked at the case.
They decided that Boeing should pay Shikha's family a lot of money to help them feel a little better.
Boeing agreed to pay all the money the jury decided, plus a little extra, and they promised not to fight it anymore.
This is the first time a court has ordered Boeing to pay money to a family after one of these plane crashes.
Boeing was ordered by a jury to pay over $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg.
Shikha Garg was a United Nations environmental worker killed in the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia.
This is the first verdict in dozens of lawsuits filed after the 2018 Indonesia and 2019 Ethiopia 737 MAX crashes.
Garg's family will receive $35.85 million, including 26% interest, as part of a deal where Boeing will not appeal.
The two 737 MAX crashes, one in Indonesia in 2018 and one in Ethiopia in 2019, resulted in the deaths of 346 people.
- Who
- A federal jury ordered Boeing to pay more than $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg.
- What
- Boeing was ordered to pay damages following the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia, in which Shikha Garg was killed.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Federal court in Chicago
- Why
- To compensate the family of Shikha Garg for her death in the 737 MAX crash.
Family of Shikha Garg
Boeing
Compensation for 737 MAX Crash
Family of Shikha Garg
The family sought and was awarded $28 million in damages for the death of Shikha Garg in the 737 MAX crash.
Boeing
Boeing agreed to pay the full awarded amount plus 26% interest, totaling $35.85 million, and will not appeal the decision.
- Company
- Boeing
- Aircraft
- 737 MAX
- Victim
- Shikha Garg
- Crash Date
- 2019
- Location of Crash
- Ethiopia
- Total Awarded (with interest)
- $35.85 million
- Previous Crashes
- Indonesia 2018, Ethiopia 2019
- Total Deaths (both crashes)
- 346