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 $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg, an Indian woman killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash, with Boeing agreeing to pay a total of $35.8 million including interest and not to appeal.
This verdict is one of many legal actions against Boeing following two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together killed 346 people, with most other lawsuits already settled.
Boeing had previously accepted responsibility for the crashes and entered a non-prosecution agreement that included about $1.1 billion in penalties, compensation for a victims' fund, and investments in quality and safety.

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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.