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Captain Marvel Officially Becomes 'Shazam' In DC Comics
Geeks of DoomJanuary 31, 2012

There's been massive amounts of legal issues with Marvel Comics over the name as well, due to Marvel holding intellectual property over the name as a title for a comic book. So, the comics in which he appears have traditionally been under some sort of ...more »

Kaiser Permanente workers in Calif. go on strike
Fox NewsJanuary 31, 2012

Workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout California have gone on strike over contract disputes involving Kaiser's mental health and optical employees. The National Union of Healthcare Workers says its 4000 Kaiser employees are staging a ...more »

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Birth Injury
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Five Things to Consider When Choosing an Injury Attorney
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fmJanuary 3, 2012

3) Find the firm familiar with your type of case. If you were injured in an auto accident, find a firm with auto injury attorney, who handles such matters on a daily basis. While a real estate or commercial firm may have represented auto injury victims ...more »

Health Advisory: Most New Year's Fitness Goals Likely to End With Injury...
MarketWatch (press release)January 5, 2012

Looking for a personal trainer? To find a qualified NASM certified trainer at a local health club, visit www.healthclubs.com . When you call, tell them you want to work with an NASM certified personal trainer and remain injury free in 2012. ...more »

Car Accidents
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Red Light Cameras: Nanny-State Nuisance Or Life-Saving Technology?
GothamistJanuary 7, 2012

A spokesperson for ATS says they hope the video "brings to the light the dangers associated with red-light running and reinforces the need for motorists to slow down at intersections and obey traffic laws by stopping at red lights. ...more »

Intentional Torts
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Jackson Lewis | Mere Placement of Surveillance Camera in Restroom Sufficient ...
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)January 4, 2012

The Iowa Supreme Court said, "[W]e think it is important to keep in mind that the tort [of invasion of privacy] protects against acts that interfere with a person's mental well-being by intentionally exposing the person in an area cloaked with privacy. ...more »

Mass Accidents
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Man Killed By 2 Drivers In Williamsburg Crash, "No Criminality Suspected"
GothamistJanuary 11, 2012

If you are obeying every traffic law and kill someone, maybe it's an accident. But if you're going 20 mph over the speed limit and kill someone you are making a choice. It's no accident in that case. 011211accidenttop . jpg.more »

Defective Products
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Sure: Surely a defective programme –2
VanguardJanuary 8, 2012

Petroleum/NNPC Projects: The main objective of this component is to restore and improve domestic refining capacity and prevent shortfalls in supply of petroleum products…Three new refineries will be built under counterpart funding arrangement with the ...more »

Toxic Torts
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Strong Showings
Law.comJanuary 3, 2012

... which has guided the bankruptcy court overseeing the doomed investment bank's affairs. It also won a landmark US Supreme Court ruling for the video game industry, convincing the court to invalidate a California law that would have made certain ...more »

The Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. Announce ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)January 18, 2012

The Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, PC, are prepared to represent those who have suffered the consequences of a drunk driver's irresponsible decisions. Lowenthal & Abrams, PC, is a personal injury law firm based in ...more »

Wrongful Death
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Alpha, W.Va. families settle wrongful death cases
abc13.comJanuary 10, 2012

MORGANTOWN, WVA -- A lawyer for the estates of two Upper Big Branch miners says Alpha Natural Resources has settled wrongful death lawsuits with the families of all 29 victims of West Virginia's 2010 disaster. Virginia-based Alpha didn't immediately ...more »

Food-Borne Illness
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Restaurant inspections
Springfield News-LeaderJanuary 3, 2012

A noncritical violation doesn't have a direct relation to food-borne illness. » Potentially hazardous foods need to be held hot at 140 degrees or above. » Potentially hazardous foods need to be held cold at 41 degrees or below at restaurants ...more »

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