negligent
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"Boeing was negligent, Boeing's aircraft was unsafe, Boeing caused this crash and these deaths," said Shanin Specter, lawyer for the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old American woman killed in the accident.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
YouTube and Meta recently lost a landmark social-media addiction trial, with a jury finding the companies negligent for operating products that harmed children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The report said Fluor was negligent in hiring an Afghan who had been a Taliban operative, and it failed to closely supervise him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The lawsuit, which was filed by Serge Svetnoy, who worked as the lighting technician on the film, alleges the Hollywood actor was negligent leading up to the shooting.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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