国际英语资讯:Boeing appoints top legal adviser to handle 737 MAX lawsuits
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Luttig">Luttig</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="created">created</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> 737 <span word="MAX">MAX</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span>.</p><p><span word="Luttig">Luttig</span>, 64, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lion">Lion</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> 610 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> 302 <span word="accidents">accidents</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Luttig">Luttig</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Appeals">Appeals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="Circuit">Circuit</span> <span word="for">for</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Muilenburg">Muilenburg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="directors">directors</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="Gerry">Gerry</span> <span word="succeeds">succeeds</span> <span word="Luttig">Luttig</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="faulty">faulty</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Muilenburg">Muilenburg</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="of">of</span> 737 <span word="MAX">MAX</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>.</p>
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