negligent
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Now, he’s suing USC for promissory estoppel, fraud, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The company denied it was negligent "as alleged or at all" and said Rees' "faulty instructions" led to the accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
A jury in California earlier this year found Meta and Google’s YouTube negligent for operating a product that harmed young children and teens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Pumping more groundwater than is sustainably replenished is not only negligent, but dangerous to the American Desert Southwest,” he said in the joint statement with other opponents of the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The lieutenant says, “That seems pretty negligent to me, Drum.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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