But in a motion filed in November to dismiss the charges, the lawyers "dispute" that a failure to provide a stove constitutes negligence.

This, the court said, constituted gross negligence.

But sepsis as a consequence of heroic treatment does not constitute negligence.

Although air traffic controllers failed to route the jet to another runway, the judge said, that failure did not constitute negligence.

Violating this standard, which is customarily established case by case through the testimony of expert witnesses, constitutes negligence and may produce a guilty verdict.

"Pedal error cannot constitute negligence," stated Mark Overland, an attorney for Weller.

At least one state, Nebraska, would presume that using a cell phone at the time of an accident constituted contributory negligence, he said.

Because a reasonable person is objectively presumed to know the law, noncompliance with a local safety statute may also constitute negligence.

Government inaction constitutes "absolutely gross negligence," threatening a new fiscal crisis and the collapse of health care, he said.

My failure to follow instructions I didn't receive constitutes negligence or misuse of the product.