Boeing whistleblower found dead 1 day after testifying against planemaker

  • 📰 GlobalCalgary
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 61%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

John Barnett was found dead in his truck, the Charleston coroner's office said, amid ongoing legal proceedings against Boeing.

for more than three decades before blowing the whistle on the aircraft maker’s allegedly questionable safety standards, was found dead in his car in South Carolina.

Barnett, originally from Louisiana, was in Charleston for legal interviews related to his case against Boeing, in which he argued that his former employer retaliated against him for raising concerns about the safety of the airplanes produced at its Charleston manufacturing plant. Barnett said he repeatedly urged his bosses to remove the shavings but they refused and moved Barnett to a different part of the Charleston plant.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 50. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines