Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : February 4, 2010

139 posts on the LexBlog Network today and some really great content in today’s top ten. Richard Renner of the Whistleblower Protection Blog has a good post on Howard Zinn, founding Board member of the National Whistleblowers Center. Chuck Peterson has a post on an attorney who won a $31 million settlement for a drunk driving victim and some insight on how he did it. Good stuff.

• Florida’s Statutory Fix: Race To Clean Up Congress’ Estate Tax Mess – Miami attorney Juan Antunez of Stokes McMillan Maracini & Antunez in his Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
• Jury Awards $31M for Drunk Driving Victim – Boise lawyer Chuck Peterson on Peterson Law Offices’ Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
• Unfair Competition Law Cases Still Occupy Numerous Spaces on the California Supreme Court’s Docket – Los Angeles attorney Larry Golub of Barger & Wolen on the firm’s Insurance Litigation & Regulatory Law Blog
• In memoriam: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) – Richard Renner of the National Whistleblower Center on their Whistleblowers Protection Blog
• When Is It Okay to Cuss Out Your Boss? – Portland lawyer Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Leaving the Air to Run For Office – What to Do With The Broadcaster Who Becomes a Candidate – Washington, D.C. attorney David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine in the firm’s Broadcast Law Blog
• Understanding Texting and Negligence – Palm Coast lawyer Philip Chanfrau on his Palm Coast Injury Law Blog
• The Alabama Supremes Hold That Two Is Not Better Than One – New York attorney Russell Jackson of Skadden on his blog, Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts
• Bankruptcy Laws Allow Owners Of Assisted Living Facility To Ignore $1.2M Judgment Against Them – Chicago lawyer Jonathan Rosenfeld of Strellis & Field’s on his Nursing Homes Abuse Blog
• The Need for an Expert in Legal Malpractice Litigation – Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on the New York Attorney Malpractice Blog