The family of the late Boeing whistleblower John Barnett has raised concerns about his mysterious death in a lawsuit against the aircraft company.
As Slay News reported at the time, Barnett was found dead in his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head.
Barnett’s death was ruled a suicide.
However, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boeing on Wednesday.
The lawsuit accuses the aircraft giant of fostering a toxic culture and retaliating against employees.
Barnett’s body was found outside a South Carolina hotel in March 2024.
It came shortly after he gave deposition testimony in Charleston regarding his whistleblower complaint against Boeing.
The lawsuit accuses Boeing of fostering a “deep-rooted culture of concealing defects and safety violations, and of harassing, denigrating, and retaliating against employees who try to follow the law, FAA’s rules and regulations, and Boeing’s own purported processes and procedures.”
“When John tried to do his job, Boeing Management pressured him to not document defects or to not properly document the aircraft build record in order to avoid production delays,” the lawsuit states.
“When John persisted, Management embarked on a concerted campaign of harassment, abuse, and intimidation intended to discourage, discredit, and humiliate him