Government officials in Washington met with about a dozen family members of people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia in 2019.
The families want the Justice Department to revive a criminal charge against the company.
Boeing reached a settlement in 2021 that let it avoid prosecution on a charge of defrauding regulators who approved the Max.
Boeing has been reaching confidential settlements with the families of passengers who died, but the relatives of those killed in the Ethiopia crash are continuing to press the Justice Department to prosecute the company in federal district court in Texas, where the settlement was filed.
On Wednesday, US department officials told relatives that the agency is still considering the matter.
After the meeting, family members held a press conference where they voiced their disappointment with the Department of Justice.
Paul Cassell, a lawyer for the families, vowed to “keep fighting” if the Justice Department moves to dismiss the charges against Boeing this summer.
“It appears to us that the Justice Department is continuing to give a wealthy, powerful, well connected corporation benefits than any other defendant in the criminal justice system would never get. If the Justice Department moves to dismiss the charges against Boeing this summer, we will fight them at every opportunity.” said Cassell.
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