The family of former Boeing quality control manager John Barnett filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the aviation giant on Thursday, alleging the company engaged in systematic harassment and intimidation that ultimately led to Barnett’s suicide, according to attorneys representing the family in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Police said that Barnett, 62, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 9, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina. At the time of his death, Barnett lived in Louisiana.
His death occurred shortly after he spent multiple days responding to intense questioning by attorneys regarding his whistleblower claims against Boeing, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in South Carolina, accuses Boeing of orchestrating a “campaign of harassment, abuse and intimidation intended to discourage, discredit and humiliate him until he would either give up or be discredited,” according to the lawsuit….