negligently
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Following a 12-day trial, Judge Freeman found that SVB Financial exercised complete control over the bank’s strategy and negligently caused billions of dollars in losses, eliminating the FDIC’s obligation to return the deposit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The first jury trial looking at whether Edison acted negligently in igniting the fire is scheduled to begin Jan. 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
But there was only skipper Edward Llewelyn, 73 at the time, who was found to have acted negligently by a Board of Trade inquiry.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
As she answered his questions, the “small, magnetic … negligently dressed” former celebrity paced the room, buried her face in her hands, and played “fitful floods of wild and incoherent melody” on a piano.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
