Sept 26 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) reached a settlement

on Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of

John Barnett, a former Boeing worker who raised concerns about

the planemaker's production that was potentially putting

passengers at risk.

In the settlement filed in the U.S. District Court in South

Carolina, Boeing ( BA ) agreed to pay at least $50,000 to Barnett's

mother, who agreed to drop her claims that the company

contributed to her son's death by suicide on March 9, 2024.

At the time of his death, Barnett was in the middle of a

deposition in a whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing ( BA ).

He spent 32 years at the company before leaving in 2017. After

leaving the company, Barnett accused Boeing ( BA ) management of

mistreating him in retribution for raising concerns.

The settlement also includes undisclosed terms resolving the

retaliation claim, which Barnett's mother pursued on his behalf.

Boeing ( BA ), in a statement, said: "We are saddened by Mr.

Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family as we

reach this resolution. Boeing ( BA ) took actions several years ago to

review and address the issues that Mr. Barnett raised."

The attorneys representing Barnett's mother, Robert

Turkewitz and Brian Knowles, could not be immediately reached

for comment.

(Reporting by Dan Catchpole in Seattle; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)