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The family of John “Mitch” Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower whose death last year brought fresh attention to the company’s persistent struggles with quality, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., blaming the aerospace company for Barnett’s suicide.
Barnett was found March 9, 2024, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 62. Beside his body in his truck outside a Charleston hotel, police recovered a note that accused company leaders of ruining his life and included, “I pray Boeing pays.” Charleston police told The Associated Press that Barnett’s death garnered “global attention.”
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