Boeing has reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of whistleblower John Barnett, paying out at least $50,000 after the former Boeing employee's suicide in March 2024. Barnett's mother will drop claims that Boeing contributed to his death, which came amid a retaliation case against the US planemaker.

Boeing

Stock Code

BA

Business Type

Planemaker

Date Founded

July 15, 1916

CEO

Kelly Ortberg

Headquarters Location

Chicago, USA

Key Product Lines

Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787

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Barnett spoke out against Boeing's production malpractices and was in Charleston, SC, to give a deposition testimony when he was found dead in his truck outside a hotel from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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