Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 8/28/2008

Things are starting to slow down a little as we all get closer to the lengthy holiday weekend. However, there was still enough action around LexBlogosphere to pull out ten interesting posts. As usual, the topics run the gamut, from John Horan’s post on Xcel Energy to a bizarre trusts story on the Toronto Estate Law Blog.

• Ohio Proposes Rules Governing Renewable Energy and Clean Coal – Ohio environmental lawyer Joe Koncelik of Frantz Ward on his Ohio Environmental Law Blog.
• Are nursing home inspections worth doing? – Nursing home lawyer Ray Mullman on Poliakoff & Associates’ South Carolina Nursing Home Blog.
• Today’s Mortgage Market…Think Outside the Boxes – Real estate professional Douglas Heddings on his blog, True Gotham.
• Nearly One Million Bankruptcy Cases Filed in Last 12 Months – bankruptcy attorney Terrence Egland on Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball’s California Business Bankruptcy Blog.
• The Truth: You Get What You Pay For – Law firm consultant Patrick Lamb on his blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service.
• Brain Stimulation Improves Severe Depression – brain and spine injury lawyer Tim Titolo on his Brain and Spine Injury Law Blog.
• Government Pays $3.2M Annually To ‘Crack House’ Nursing Home – Chicago nursing home attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld on Strellis & Field’s Chicago Nursing Home Lawyer Blog.
• What Happens When A Gorilla Firm Moves into Town? – Legal marketing expert Tom Kane on his Legal Marketing Blog.
• Son Wants Nazi Father Declared Dead – the estate lawyers of Hull & Hull at the firm’s Toronto Estate Law Blog.
• New York AG Uses Martin Act to Reach Climate-Risk Disclosure Agreement with Xcel Energy – Environmental lawyer John Horan at Howrey’s Global Climate Law Blog.