CHICAGO – A resident of Indonesia is seeking damages from Chicago-headquartered Boeing Co. over a fatal October plane crash in the Java Sea.
Welly Chandra, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Liu Chandra, filed a complaint on Dec. 11 in Cook County Circuit Court against The Boeing Co. alleging strict products liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, on Oct. 29, a newly delivered Boeing 737 Max 8 commercial aircraft crashed in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia, killing everyone on board, including plaintiff's father, Liu Chandra. The suit states the plane was operated by Lion Air.
The plaintiff alleges the defendant manufactured the aircraft with an auto-dive system that lacked proper and adequate instructions and warnings regarding the designs and functions of the auto-dive system.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment for all damages available under the law, court costs and other relief. The plaintiff is represented by Austin Bartlett of BartlettChen LLC in Chicago.
Circuit Court of Cook County Case number 18-L-013294