Boeing

Thursday, some of the families of the 346 people killed in two plane crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets will get their chance to talk about the impact of that tragedy in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth.

A federal judge in Fort Worth ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that spared Boeing from criminal prosecution.

Boeing’s ex-CEO Dennis Muilenburg will pay $1 million to settle the charges, the SEC said.