Jury Awards $28 Million to Family of 737 Max Crash Victim

Boeing will ultimately pay about $35.8 million to relatives of U.N. consultant Shikha Garg.

Zach Vasile

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

An Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max [Credit: Boeing]

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Boeing agreed to pay $35.8 million to the family of Shikha Garg, an Indian woman killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash, following a jury award of $28 million plus interest.
This settlement is one of dozens against Boeing stemming from two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, with most lawsuits having been settled out of court.
Boeing previously faced criminal charges related to the crashes, which were dropped under a nonprosecution agreement requiring the company to pay $1.1 billion in penalties, victim compensation, and safety investments.

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A jury on Wednesday awarded $28 million to the family of an Indian woman killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia in 2019.

As part of a deal worked out before the verdict was officially handed down, Boeing agreed to pay the family of Shikha Garg $35.8 million, the full jury award plus percent interest, according to a report from Reuters. Boeing will not appeal, attorneys representing Garg’s relatives said.