After the plane crash in Indonesia and Ethiopia, shareholders have the US aviation giant has sued the defects in Boeing for alleged cover-up of safety. The group had concealed from investors the decisive facts with regard to the ill-plane of the series of the 737 Max, said the large US law firm Hagens Berman on Wednesday. Boeing’s stock was worth after the recent crash on the 10. March broke into the temporarily solid.

According to the complaint, Boeing is alleged to have concealed that important safety functions of the aircraft as a paid add-on options that would not have bought most of the airlines. In addition, Boeing have not disclosed, to have significant parts of the 737-Max-safety inspection from the US Air traffic control FAA.

the “Deadly risks” had been hushed up, so a lawyer

This was a clear conflict of interest, because Boeing didn’t want to bring the new models in Competition with arch-rival Airbus on the market rapidly. “Deadly risks” had been deliberately before the shareholders of a cover-up, attorney Reed Kathrein. “Boeing has to strive for Profit and Growth in the in-flight safety parent”. The company did not comment on demand.

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Behind the action, the well-known US law firm Hagens Berman, which was already Volkswagen in the “diesel-gate”affair, or General Motors in the scandal of the defective ignition switches. Boeing further legal Trouble after the crash. Members of the 346 deaths actions for damages. In addition, the group due to suspicion to fear to have in the 737-Max-authorisation of important information, to state law enforcement. (dpa)