US Says No Decision Yet on Whether to Drop Boeing Criminal Case

The US Justice Department told a federal judge in Texas it hasn’t decided whether to enter into an agreement with Boeing Co. that would drop a criminal charge related to two fatal 737 Max crashes, and that federal prosecutors are giving the families of victims another chance to weigh in.

Government lawyers briefed the families for two hours on Friday on a “possible framework” for a non-prosecution agreement with Boeing, but said no draft agreement has been exchanged between the company and prosecutors, according to a court filing Saturday to US District Judge Reed O’Connor, who has been overseeing ...