negligent

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Jurors found the companies were negligent, and the design of their apps caused harm to children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The lawsuit says the venue is responsible for premises liability and Lamb for negligent hiring and supervision.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

A jury form given to jurors asks the panel to decide whether Meta or YouTube should have known their services posed a danger to children or if they were negligent in design.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

He wrote: “The opinion of an expert that texting or using a cell phone is distracting or even dangerous is nothing other than telling the jury that such activity is either negligent or criminally negligent.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel