Use "contributory negligence" in a sentence

1. As scientific evidence mounted in the 1980s, tobacco companies claimed contributory negligence as the adverse health effects were previously unknown or lacked substantial credibility.

जबकि 1980 के दशक में वैज्ञानिक साक्ष्य बढ़ने लगे, तम्बाकू कंपनियों ने आंशिक लापरवाही का दावा किया क्योंकि स्वास्थ्य के प्रतिकूल प्रभाव अज्ञात या अविश्वसनीय थे।