An attorney for a Boeing whistleblower says working conditions at the company's South Carolina plant led to his client developing 'PTSD and anxiety issues.'
A Boeing manager was so distressed by working conditions at its South Carolina plant that he suffered PTSD, his lawyer has revealed.John Barnett, who was employed by the aero giant for 32 years before taking his own life in March, was traumatised by the 'hostile work environment', according to Brian Knowles, an attorney representing more than a dozen current and former Boeing employees.
Barnett's parents have previously said that they hold the company responsible for the death of their son.Knowles also represented Joshua Dean, the former quality auditor at Boeing's fuselage contractor Spirit AeroSystems, who alleged that his warnings about defects on the Boeing 737 MAX had been ignored.The 737 MAX, Boeing's bestselling plane, was the aircraft involved in the 2018 and 2019 crashes which killed 346.
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