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South Florida Business Journal: How this South Florida company took a Chinese firm to court and won

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Ashley Portero – Reporter, South Florida Business Journal A South Florida circuit board distributor that claimed a Chinese manufacturer knowingly committed fraud and engaged in unlawful conduct to hijack some of its clients emerged victorious in a recent court battle. Fort Lauderdale-based Circuitronix, was able to pursue the case due to a contract provision […]

Washington Post: Lion Air crash investigation faults Boeing 737 Max design and oversight

Posted on October 23, 2019

By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 9:40 AM ET, Wed October 23, 2019 Hong Kong (CNN Business) The families of victims in last year’s Lion Air crash have been told by Indonesian investigators that poor regulatory oversight and the design of Boeing’s 737 Max contributed to the fatal disaster. Investigators on Wednesday provided victims’ relatives with a summary of […]

Daily Business Review: Podhurst Orseck’s Marks, other lawyers to lead Ethiopian Airlines crash cases against Boeing

Posted on September 17, 2019

Steven Marks will help lead the plaintiffs executive committee handling nearly 100 cases filed over the Ethiopian Airlines crash that led Boeing to ground its 737 Max 8 jet. By Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2019 Podhurst Orseck’s Steven Marks and two other attorneys with extensive experience in airline crash lawsuits will lead nearly 100 cases filed over […]

Financial Times: Boeing faces its first lawsuit from a 737 Max customer

Posted on August 27, 2019

By SYLVIA PFEIFER AND PATTI WALDMEIRFINANCIAL TIMES AUG. 27, 2019 11:33 AM A Russian aircraft leasing company is suing Boeing Co., claiming breach of contract in connection with its grounded 737 Max in the first lawsuit brought against the manufacturer by a customer over the safety crisis. Avia Capital Services, a subsidiary of Russian state conglomerate […]

Bloomberg: Boeing sued over Ethiopia crash as plane orders in Asia waver

Posted on March 29, 2019

By Peter Blumberg and Janan Hanna March 28, 2019, 3:15 PM EDT | Updated on March 28, 2019, 9:21 PM EDT Boeing Co. was sued on behalf of a passenger killed in this month’s 737 Max plane crash in Ethiopia and orders for the troubled aircraft wavered in Asia, deepening the planemaker’s legal and financial woes. Chicago-based Boeing […]