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“Nine months after Edison’s negligence shattered our lives, the toll is clear,” the group’s report states.

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"Families who tried to do the right thing to make their homes warmer and greener have been left paying the price for failure and negligence," he says.

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Lloyd would eventually plead guilty to gross negligence manslaughter and a judge would criticise her "abysmal" approach to health and safety.

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However, a judicial inquiry into possible negligence is under way.

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“It was the direct result of Defendant’s gross negligence and failure to meet even basic safety obligations.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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