美国芝加哥陪审团裁定，2019年埃塞俄比亚航空坠机事故中遇难的爱尔兰籍联合国工作人员迈克尔·瑞恩的遗孀获得2900万美元赔偿[1]。瑞恩生前担任联合国世界粮食计划署工程师，在埃塞俄比亚航空Flight 302坠毁事件中丧生，该事故共造成157人遇难[1]。其遗孀瑙瓦兹·康诺利·瑞恩对波音公司提起的民事诉讼最终胜诉[1]。
瑞恩的诉讼代理律师史蒂文·马克斯表示，"虽然没有任何经济补偿能弥补生命的丧失或家庭所遭受的深重损失，但我们感谢陪审团仔细审查了证据并做出了这一决定"[1]。波音公司随后发表声明称，"我们为所有在狮航Flight 610和埃塞俄比亚航空Flight 302上失去亲人的人深感遗憾"，同时表示已通过和解解决了几乎所有同类索赔[1]。
A Chicago jury has ruled in favor of Naoise Connolly Ryan, the widow of Michael "Mick" Ryan, an Irish United Nations worker who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, awarding her $29 million in damages against Boeing [1]. Ryan, an engineer with the UN World Food Programme from Cork, was among the 157 people killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on March 10, 2019 [1].
The civil lawsuit victory marks a significant legal outcome in one of the deadliest aviation disasters involving the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. According to Steven C. Marks, the family's attorney, "While no monetary compensation can replace the loss of life or the profound suffering endured by the family, we are grateful that the jury carefully reviewed the evidence and made this determination" [1]. Boeing stated that the company "deeply regrets the loss of life on both Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302," noting that it has resolved nearly all similar claims through settlements [1].