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]

Key Takeaways:

A jury awarded the family of Shikha Garg, an Indian woman killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash, $28 million, with Boeing agreeing to pay a total of $35.8 million (including interest and funds for her husband) and not appeal the decision.
This settlement is part of numerous lawsuits against Boeing following two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people; most cases have been settled, and Boeing previously resolved criminal charges with a nonprosecution agreement involving $1.1 billion in penalties and 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.