Relatives of 737 MAX crash victims want to re-open a settlement that protected the manufacturer from criminal prosecution

I wasn't aware there was such a settlement. I can almost hear the lame excuse concocted to justify such a settlement: "Without it Boeing would not have cooperated. We prioritized making aviation safer today over lengthy, expensive, and risky criminal prosecutions". No. You can maintain aviation safety and pursue justice at the same time.

That Boeing's law firm hired the prosecutor as a partner is the very definition of corruption.