Judge rejects bid by families of plane crash victims to throw out deal letting Boeing avoid prosecution

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor denied a bid by the families of victims who died in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes.

The families of crash victims called the agreement a “sweetheart deal” and say it was made behind closed doors and without their involvement.

O'Connor found that “it is true the Government violated the crime victims’ rights” under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act .