Lawsuits mounting after two Boeing Max crashes

The fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets six months apart have set off a flood of lawsuits against the manufacturer, subcontractors and the two airlines.

Lawsuits alleging wrongful death, negligence and product liability have been filed in Chicago, Boeing's headquarters. A judge hearing the cases in Chicago or anywhere in the United States could order them transferred to Indonesia or Ethiopia, sites of the two crashes.

"The federal court is likely to delay doing anything at this point because the investigation is still in process," Robert Rabin, a law professor at Stanford University, told China Daily. "Probably, the court will postpone further action on the cases until circumstances of the accidents are clear."