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31 families ask US appeals court to revive criminal case against Boeing over 737 MAX crashes

Thirty-one families who lost relatives in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes asked a U.S. federal appeals court to revive the Justice Department's dismissed criminal fraud case against Boeing, arguing prosecutors violated victims' rights by failing to properly consult them before the dismissal.

Discovered 2026-02-05T14:55:56.365299-08:00 | 2026-02-05T14:55:56.365299-08:00

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  • The petition seeks to overturn the DOJ's dismissal and restart criminal scrutiny tied to the MAX crashes, directly building on the families' earlier appeal of that dismissal (see source:31aba485-c558-4f4a-a53a-3b8eece1b2b7).
  • The move increases legal and reputational pressure on Boeing while parallel civil cases and settlements continue—context includes a recent Canadian settlement and ongoing civil trial activity related to the 2019 crash (see source:594fb6dc-9e71-4b74-a3f2-9a58f6ceab39 and source:afe7b52f-49c9-48b3-b8cf-20372ce8e1b0).

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