Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas rejected the plea deal Boeing had struck in the wake of fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 because the agreement would be too deferential to Boeing and includes too many diversity-equity-and-inclusion considerations.
“The plea agreement requires the parties to consider race when hiring the independent monitor,” O’Connor wrote in his order striking down the deal. “Additionally, the plea agreement marginalizes the Court in the selection and monitoring of the independent monitor. These provisions are inappropriate and against the public interest.” More here…
