Boeing, Honeywell Cleared in Fume Suit
Boeing Co. and Honeywell International Inc. were cleared by a jury in Seattle of charges that design flaws on certain planes allowed leaking chemical fumes to mix with cabin air, the companies said.
Twenty-six current and former flight attendants from Alaska Air Group Inc.’s Alaska Airlines claimed in a King County Superior Court lawsuit that repeated exposure to toxic fumes on MD-80 aircraft over two decades caused them to suffer neurological damage.
Honeywell, the maker of a part named in the suit, said in a statement that its products have “proven safe over tens of millions of hours of operation.”
Shares of Chicago-based Boeing fell 29 cents to $45.13. Honeywell, based in Morristown, N.J., fell 57 cents to $38.90, both on the NYSE. The news followed the close of trading.
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