March 31, 2026
In our inaugural Law360 Transportation Tracker, a New York district court walloped the Trump administration's effort to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing, the federal government continued its assault on California's vehicle emissions regulations, and Boeing investors scored class certification in 737 Max-related securities fraud litigation.
March 16, 2026
An Illinois federal judge on Monday granted class certification to investors who allege Boeing harmed them by misrepresenting the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, finding that the investors established a common method for measuring damages that could apply class-wide.
June 09, 2025
Investors suing Boeing over claims that the company harmed them by misrepresenting the 737 Max's safety have urged an Illinois federal judge to certify their proposed class, arguing that the case has common enough allegations and a sufficient damages model to warrant the judge's sign-off.
April 28, 2025
Boeing has told an Illinois federal judge that pension funds and private investors cannot certify a sweeping class action seeking a "jaw-dropping" $15 billion in damages by alleging Boeing repeatedly misrepresented the overall safety and certification process for the 737 Max 8 jets after two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
October 01, 2024
An Illinois federal judge trimmed but refused to toss a proposed securities class action against Boeing over claims that it harmed investors by misrepresenting the 737 Max's safety, pushing back against defendants who wanted him to reach the same conclusion as the suit's previously assigned judge.
April 24, 2024
Investors claiming Boeing wiped out billions in stock value by misrepresenting the 737 Max's safety shouldn't be allowed to "effectively hit the reset button" and pursue an amended complaint that relies on statements already deemed inactionable, the aerospace giant argued Wednesday.
December 01, 2023
Investors have told an Illinois federal judge that Boeing cannot escape a revamped securities fraud suit seeking to hold it liable for erasing billions in shareholder value by alleging it repeatedly misrepresented the safety of the 737 Max aircraft even after two deadly crashes.
August 23, 2022
Shareholders looking to hold Boeing liable for securities fraud over alleged 737 Max 8 jet misrepresentations can base their claims on certain statements that followed Ethiopian Air Flight 302's crash in March 2019, but none earlier, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.
October 25, 2021
The Boeing Co. is urging an Illinois federal court to ignore a bid by shareholders to include an indictment in the 737 Max case against a former executive as evidence in a securities fraud suit, saying the motion was not authorized and mischaracterizes much of the indictment to make its argument.
October 19, 2021
A proposed class of Boeing investors says the recent criminal charges lodged against a former company executive for allegedly lying to federal regulators about flight controls on the 737 Max jets are more evidence that their lawsuit against the aerospace giant should be allowed to move forward.