negligence
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The families of the victims filed a $35-million claim against the county and state fireworks regulators alleging widespread negligence for allowing the illegal operation to continue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
A pastor has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Meta lost a social-media addiction trial, facing negligence findings for harming children, and announced several hundred layoffs.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
One of the earliest comics, in 1938, involved Superman exposing the negligence of mine owners who endangered their workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
The crop was so severely damaged that farmers sought to bring suit against the state for negligence in not warning them that this might happen.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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