The families said that the Justice Department not only left them in the dark about the settlement, but also misled them by falsely telling them that there was no criminal investigation into Boeing. Those actions, the families said, violated the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act. The institute, a nonprofit, strategically files legal arguments in support of victims in court cases and might join the families of the crash victims, Ms. Garvin said. In the motion, the families also noted that just months after the deferred prosecution agreement was announced one government lawyer involved in negotiating it left the Justice Department for Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm that represented Boeing in the case. Kirkland announced last summer that Ms. Cox would join its government, regulatory and internal investigations group, which is led by the lawyer who signed the deferred prosecution agreement on Boeing’s behalf.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2021 18:20 UTC