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The Wall Street Journal: Prosecutors in 737 MAX probe focus on Boeing disclosures to regulators, customers

Posted on March 22, 2019

Scrutiny is part of broader investigation into how the jetliner was developed and certified By Andy Pasztor, Andrew Tangel and Aruna Viswanatha March 22, 2019 7:33 p.m. ET Federal investigators are looking into whether Boeing Co. BA +1.73% provided incomplete or misleading information about the 737 MAX aircraft to U.S. air-safety regulators and customers, people familiar with the matter said. The focus […]

Inc.com: Boeing sued by families of victims of 737 MAX crashes (billions of dollars at stake as a big order Is canceled)

Posted on March 22, 2019

Southwest Airlines has 34 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. American has 24 and United 14. They’re all grounded until further notice. By Peter Economy The Leadership Guy @bizzwriter After two of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed — Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019 — killing […]

Washington Post: More families sue Boeing over Lion Air crash, citing defective design and ‘inadequate safety warnings’

Posted on March 21, 2019

By Luz Lazo March 21 Lawsuits continue to pile up against Chicago-based Boeing from families of passengers killed in a Lion Air crash in October, alleging the manufacturer failed to warn pilots and airlines about a flight-control problem on the 737 Max 8 aircraft involved in the deadly crash off the coast of Indonesia, and another […]

Advocaat Nederlandse nabestaande: ‘Boeing heeft 737 Max nooit goed getest’

Posted on March 02, 2019

02 April 2019 21:40 Aangepast: 02 april 2019 21:59 Volgens de advocaat van de Nederlands-Rwandese vrouw Huguette Debets is Boeing volledig verantwoordelijk voor de crash met de Boeing 737 Max van Ethiopian Airlines vorige maand. Hij denkt dat de 35-jarige Huguette een sterke zaak heeft en dat Boeing geen poot heeft om op te staan. […]

Associated Press: Exploding air bag lawsuits headed to federal court in Miami

Posted on February 09, 2019

By CURT ANDERSON MIAMI (AP) – Lawsuits filed around the U.S. seeking damages for allegedly defective auto air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp. have been consolidated before a Miami federal judge. A federal panel on multidistrict litigation decided Thursday to combine the cases for pretrial rulings before U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno, a former […]

WPLG: Parents of Parkland school massacre victim accuse FBI of negligence

Posted on November 13, 2018

FBI could have prevented 17 murders at Parkland school, parents say in lawsuit By Andrea Torres – Digital Reporter/Producer Posted: 5:41 PM, November 13, 2018 | Updated: 6:28 PM, November 13, 2018   FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Frederic and Jennifer Guttenberg, the parents of Jaime Guttenberg, one of the 17 victims of the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Law360: Ford gets initial OK on $300M deal to exit Takata MDL

Posted on September 05, 2018

Law360, Miami (September 5, 2018, 8:19 PM EDT) — A Florida federal judge granted preliminary approval on Wednesday to a $299.1 million deal for Ford Motor Co. to exit multidistrict litigation over defective Takata Corp. air bags and hasten the removal of dangerous air bag inflators from 6 million affected vehicles. U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno […]

Daily Business Review: Implosion or Not? Lawsuits likely over Miami Beach building collapse

Posted on July 24, 2018

The building collapse injured a 42-year-old project manager with a demolition company. By Lidia Dinkova | July 24, 2018 at 10:55 AM A building collapse in Miami Beach that left one victim in critical condition could give rise to lawsuits against the general contractor, subcontractor and possibly the developer, attorneys said. The vacant Marlborough House at 5775 Collins […]

Daily Business Review: From substitute teacher to top litigator: Ricardo Martinez-Cid talks hard work, NFL concussions

Posted on July 20, 2018

Ricardo Martinez-Cid has handled high-stakes litigation as a partner at Podhurst Orseck in Miami. By Lidia Dinkova | July 20, 2018 at 02:47 PM No one should doubt Ricardo Martinez-Cid’s work ethic. As a senior pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Miami, he was taking classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, working as a substitute teacher on other weekdays […]

WPLG: Fourth body found after planes collide over Everglades

Posted on July 19, 2018

Investigators return to wreckage site day after mid-air collision By Peter Burke – Local10.com Managing Editor, Amanda Batchelor – Senior Digital Editor, Todd Tongen – Anchor/Reporter, Terrell Forney – Reporter Posted: 8:49 AM, July 18, 2018 | Updated: 2:50 PM, July 19, 2018 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A fourth body was found Wednesday, a day after two small planes collided over the Florida Everglades, […]