Legal News – LexBlogosphere:5/6/09

It’s a gorgeous day out in Missoula and before I head out and enjoy the weather, I give you today’s ten best. We have some rare negative news on Twitter, a post on Obama’s meat temperature preference and and obligatory swine flu update.

• Three Degrees of Influence – Senior consultant Ronda Muir of Robin Rolfe Resources in her blog, Law People
• No Third Party Beneficiary Status under Craigslist Terms of Use – New York attorney Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose in the firm’s New Media & Technology Law Blog
• Can Towns Make Real Estate Developers Set Aside Open Space in Their Projects? – New Jersey lawyer John Stewart of Cole Schotz on the firm’s Real Estate & Construction Law Monitor
• Final Judgment Rule Results in Dismissal of Two Cases – Birmingham attorney Nikaa Jordan of Lightfoot, Franklin & White on the firm’s Alabama Appellate Watch
• Truck Drivers Take Arbitration Highway To Overtime Class Action – New Jersey lawyer Mark Tabakman of Fox Rothschild in the firm’s Wage & Hour – Development & Highlights Blog
• Family Relationship Not Enough for Search or Detention and No Qualified Immunity for Officers if Ignored – Boston attorney Kevin Whitaker on his blog, Privacy & Policy
• Lawyers should inquire about a witness’ social media presence – Legal marketing expert Ed Poll in his LawBizBlog
• The Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009: Much Ado About Nothing? – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of BioInsights Inc. at his Bio Job Blog
• 60% of Twitter Users Quit After a Month – Legal marketing specialist Larry Bodine at his Law Marketing Blog
• Obama Orders and Eats a Medium Well Burger – Did it have E. coli O157:H7 in it? What was the Internal Temperature? Is he going to Die? – Seattle lawyer Bill Marler of Marler Clark on his Marler Blog