Lion Air crash families say they were pressured to sign no-suit deal

The families were still mourning relatives lost in the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia when they were crammed into a hotel conference room a few weeks after the crash. Sign this form, they were told by employees of the carrier, and they would receive $91,600. That amount, while not insignificant for desperate families with bills to pay and children to school, was roughly the minimum they were entitled to receive under Indonesian law. And the conditions imposed by Lion Air before it would disburse the payments were complicated and shocking, with some legal experts questioning their legality. To collect the money, families had to sign a pledge, called a release and discharge, that they would not pursue legal action against Lion Air, its financial backers and insurers, as well as Boeing. <br/>