A Kenyan family has sued American Aviation giant Boeing over 'recklessness' following Ethiopian Airline plane crash that took 157 lives in early March this year.
The family lost their kin, George Kabau, a 29-year-old electrical engineer who was working with General Electric until the fatal crash in Ethiopia that claimed 157 lives last month.
Through US-based aviation law and personal injury firm, Husain Law & Associates, the family accuses Boeing of being a “reckless example” of a company fixated with increasing sales while disregarded safety concerns.
Husain Law has filed the suit in conjunction with Nairobi-based Lesinko Njoroge & Gathogo Advocates and Kabau & Associates Advocates.
“Once again, corporate greed has prioritised profits over safety with tragic consequences for the public. Our goal with these lawsuit is to obtain answers for our grieving clients and hold those accountable for creating this tragedy,” said attorney Nomaan Husain who has spent over 20 years handling aviation-related cases.
“Our client is hoping that US jury will not only compensate them for the irreplaceable loss but also hold Boeing accountable for the fact that it did something that caused the tragic life of 346 people.”
This piles pressure on Boeing Corporation whose CEO Dennis Muilenburg who said early April that this is a “heart-wrenching time in my career.”
The crash took the lives of 37 Kenyans, the worst record in the tragedy, followed by Canada which lost 19 people. Until now, no body has been retrieved from the remains.
Most families in Kenya were forced to 'bury soil' as part of the ritual after Ethiopian authorities said it could take months for them to correctly match the remains through DNA analysis. Most bodies were badly dismembered.
The plane was second from Boeing company to crash within a year after the Malaysian airline crashed killing 170 people. The Max 8, Boeing argues, is fit despite the two tragedies.
Already, a report has been released over the crash, with investigations showing that the pilots tried to control the plane without success. The government of Kenya helped the families to fly to Ethiopia to check on their loved ones.