Boeing Co has agreed to pay at least USD 50,000 in settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who died by suicide earlier this year, reported Bloomberg.

Barnett, who was an ex-Boeing quality control manager, died by suicide in March 2024 while he was giving a deposition related to a lawsuit he had filed against the company.

Barnett had alleged that Boeing retaliated against him, raising safety concerns about its aircraft manufacturing practices.

The news of his death hit headlines globally, drawing attention to the company’s safety culture and operations at its 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston, South Carolina.

According to the filing cited by Bloomberg, both sides reached a “full, final and confidential settlement", which resol

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