Boeing lawsuit overview:

• Who: A group of passengers on a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight refiled a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines Inc. and The Boeing Company.
• Why: They claim Boeing has a culture of “cutting corners” and failed to detect the missing bolts that caused a door plug to detach during their flight.
• Where: The Boeing lawsuit was filed in Washington federal court.

Alaska Airlines passengers traveling on Jan. 5 when the door plug blew out during their flight have refiled their Boeing lawsuit claiming the company’s culture of “cutting corners” put their safety at risk.

Cuong Tran, Huy Tran, Ket Tran and Tram Vo filed the Boeing lawsuit against The Boeing Company, Spirit Aerosystems Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc. and 10 unnamed defendants a few days after voluntarily dismissing their earlier lawsuit filed in state court. Three minor children, listed only by their initials, are also included as plaintiffs.

During their flight from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, the left mid-exit door plug separated from the 737 Max 9 aircraft, “leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage,” the Alaska Airlines lawsuit says.

Rapid decompression of the passenger compartment caused phones, seatbacks and passengers’ clothing to be sucked out of the plane, the plaintiffs allege.

“As a result of this violent and terrifying event the passengers and crew suffered harm including physical injuries and serious emotional distress, fear and anxiety,” according to the Boeing lawsuit.

Boeing lawsuit says company has culture of ‘cutting corners’

The plaintiffs allege the door plug separated from the plane because arrestor bolts meant to prevent the plug from sliding had never been installed and suggest the oversight was part of a pattern of lax safety protocols within the company.

Within the last decade, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly found Boeing failed to follow important safety protocols, such as marking assembly tasks as “complete” even though they were not completed. Boeing entered into a settlement over these issues in 2015 requiring the airplane manufacturer to implement mandatory safety improvements and regular auditing of its systems, the Boeing lawsuit explains.

The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly filed a criminal complaint against Boeing in 2021, and Boeing subsequently admitted to a count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, Boeing again was supposed to strengthen its compliance programs and bolster its safety procedures.

However, the Alaska Airlines lawsuit asserts Boeing’s implementation of safety measures was inadequate and the plaintiffs blame the incident on Boeing’s “practice and culture … of cutting corners.”

They claim the disaster would have been prevented with reasonable quality control measures that would have detected the missing bolts and other potential problems with the door plug.

Another Alaska Airlines lawsuit was filed in January in King County Superior Court in Washington.

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The plaintiffs are represented by Brian D. Weinstein, Alexandra B. Caggiano and Dylan J. Johnson of Weinstein Caggiano PLLC and Ari Friedman and Timothy Loranger of Wisner Baum.

The Boeing lawsuit is Cuong Tran, et al. v. The Boeing Company, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00791-JNW, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS

Listing of local baseball players either from high school or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball.
*Barraza, Sahuarita graduate
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate

LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS

Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Boissiere (60-day/arm)

SUNDAY’S HOME RUNS

1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2 HRs (2-run HR and solo HR) (7th overall, 3rd in three days and 4th in last six games)

SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS

Spencer Packard’s FIFTH hit of the game is this RBI double to make it 12-3 in the ninth pic.twitter.com/Zfls9JLz9b

— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) June 17, 2024

LF Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, 5-6, 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2-3, 2 runs, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs

LF Matthew Dyer (Arizona), Rays AA, 2-4

2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-5, run

RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-3, run

1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), Cardinals AAA, 2-3, 3 runs, double, RBI

CF Chase Davis (Arizona), Cardinals A, 1-2, 2 runs, RBI, stolen base

1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Yankees A+, 1-4, double

LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS

Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Silseth (60-day/elbow) – rehab assignment
Weems (7-day/arm)

SUNDAY’S STANDOUT

RHP Chris Barraza (Sahuarita/Arizona), Angels A, 1.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K (no decision)

RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)

LHP Garrett Irvin (Arizona), Athletics A+, 2.2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K (no decision)

LHP Gil Luna (Arizona), White Sox AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)

RHP Tylor Megill (Arizona), Mets MLB, 5 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K (win)

RHP Chase Silseth (Arizona), Angels AAA, 5 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K (loss)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)

Tuesday, June 11
Spencer Packard – Assigned to Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) (Seattle Mariners)

Someone’s PACKING up and moving to Tacoma!

Spencer Packard gets his call up to Triple-A! Through 50 games with Arkansas this year, Pack raked with a .285 AVG, having collected 5 2B, 5 HR, and 29 RBIs. pic.twitter.com/pWQ9eAdd3t

— Arkansas Travelers (@ARTravs) June 11, 2024

Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA) (Houston Astros)

Just do it https://t.co/8xhg7I3uVW pic.twitter.com/LTaFU2v7fm

— Cesar Salazar (@cesarsalazar34) May 16, 2024

Chase Silseth – Assigned to Salt Lake Bees (AAA) for rehab (Los Angeles Angels)

Chase Silseth (elbow) moving rehab to Triple-A https://t.co/hYemiNOeVk via @BKemp17 #RepTheHalo

— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) June 11, 2024

Sunday, June 9
Donny Sands – Released by Giants. The 28-year-old Salpointe graduate signed a minor-league deal with the club in mid-May after the Tigers released him at the end of spring training. The Yankees selected Sands in the eighth round of the 2015 draft, and he spent the next seven seasons in their system before the Yankees traded him to the Phillies ahead of the 2022 campaign. Sands made his MLB debut with Philadelphia the following September. He appeared in three games as a pinch-hitter and caught two innings behind the plate that season, the extent of his big-league career. The Phillies traded him to the Tigers during the 2022-23 offseason. Sands’ background of being a homeless teen while at Salpointe made national news. This occurred after his father died of a heart attack and his mom Alma had to move to her native Mexico to find employment.

Thursday, June 6
Branden Boissiere – IL-60 Injured/arm (Washington Nationals)

Tuesday, June 4
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Montgomery Biscuits (AA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Milo Rushford – Assigned to ACL Royals (Rk) (Kansas City Royals)
Donta’ Williams – Assigned to Norfolk Tides (AAA) (Baltimore Orioles)

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California’s first major wildfire of the season is here, and the newly named Post Fire is not expected to enter the record books in terms of scale or damage. But the nature of the fire in Los Angeles County and the fact that it’s only mid-June nonetheless has scientists and firefighters worried about what’s in store for this summer, reports the New York Times.

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