An autopsy suggests some negligence may have contributed to the death but, whilst it recognises the bruising, it cannot say with any certainty how it occurred.

There was little reason for them to care, he acknowledged, since even when their negligence contributed to a breakdown they continued to receive full salaries.

There is, of course, the limitation on the damages that we can seek from those whose negligence contributed to the tragedy, including the airlines.

Two Factors Cited Exxon long ago acknowledged that its own negligence contributed to the accident on March 24, 1989.

An investigation, completed on Friday, concluded that gross negligence had contributed to the death toll, if not the crash itself.

Since last summer, there have been more than a half a dozen well-publicized charges that negligence contributed to the deaths of patients at corporation hospitals.

Contributory negligence - The worker's negligence contributed to the accident.

The company claimed that Mr English's own negligence contributed to his death, because he should have told the person in charge of the machinery, or taken an alternative route.

And where an employee's own negligence (no matter how slight) contributed to his injury, he was barred from recovering damages, even from a negligent employer.

"Russell Lum's own negligence contributed to his death and injuries," Mr. Mase said.