skip to contentAdvertisementThe settlement also includes undisclosed terms resolving the retaliation claim, which Barnett’s mother pursued on his behalf.By: Express Web Desk New Delhi,September 27, 2025 06:14 PM IST First published on: Sep 27, 2025 at 06:13 PM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookAt the time of his death, Barnett was in the middle of a deposition in a whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing. (Representational image)Boeing reached a settlement on Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of John Barnett, a former employee who had raised concerns about the planemaker’s production practices that he said were potentially putting passengers at risk.As per a report by Reuter, which cited a filing in the US District Court in South Carolina, Boeing agreed to pay at least $50,000 to Barnett’s mother, who dropped her claims that the company contributed to her son’s death by suicide on March 9, 2024.At the time of his death, Barnett was in the middle of a deposition in a whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing. Barnett, who spent 32 years at the company before leaving in 2017, had accused Boeing management of mistreating him in retribution for raising safety concerns.The settlement also includes undisclosed terms resolving the retaliation claim, which Barnett’s mother pursued on his behalf.In a statement, Boeing said: “We are saddened by Mr. Barnett’s death and extend our condolences to his family as we reach this resolution. Boeing took actions several years ago to review and address the issues that Mr. Barnett raised.”Attorneys representing Barnett’s mother, Robert Turkewitz and Brian Knowles, could not be immediately reached for comment, Reuters reported.AdvertisementTop story1New Epstein documents have names of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Bill Gates and Prince Andrew2‘Did Nazis ask Jews to leave?’ Netanyahu defies genocide allegations against Israel3Amid walkouts, Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish job in Gaza’, asks Hamas to surrender in UN speech4‘Shot down seven Indian aircraft during Operation Sindoor’: Shehbaz Sharif tells UNGA, calls Trump ‘man of peace’5Erika Kirk says ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ not going anywhere, but she won’t be hosting the podcastAdvertisementLoading Taboola...