Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : February, 12, 2010

Quite the total for this Friday afternoon/evening: 141 posts on the LexBlog Network. Plenty of good stuff today, a couple of highlights: Phil Mann openly asks who is pushing up the cost of litigation while Debra Reilly takes a look at social media and recruiting.  Have a great weekend everyone.

• Who’s Driving Up The Costs of Litigation? (Or, "Maybe The Recession’s Worse Than We Think!") – Seattle lawyer Philip Mann of Mann Law Group on his IP Litigation Blog
• Harvard University Ordered By Massachusetts Federal Court To Pay Long-Term Disability Benefits To A Former Employee – Florida attorney Gregory Dell of Dell & Schaefer on the firm’s Disability Benefit Claims Law Blog
• So You’d Like to Know More About The "National Green Building Standard," Huh? – Maryland LEED AP Megan Reuwer of O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore on her blog, Building a Green Maryland
• Recruiting, Social Media and Disparate Impact – California lawyer Debra Reilly on her blog, Workplace Investigations
• What Does Climate Change Disclosure Mean for Green Building? – LEED AP Chris Cheatham of Crowell Moring on his blog, Green Building Law Update
• Fourth Circuit: Testimony of Other Women in Sexual Harassment Case is Admissible – Alexandria attorney Angela France of PCT Law Group on the firm’s blog, Virginia Business Law Update
• Toyota Cars, Recalls and Lobbyists – Palm Coast lawyer Philip Chanfrau on his Palm Coast Injury Law Blog
• Laptops And Cellphones In The Federal Courthouses Of North Carolina – Greensboro attorney Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce in his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
• How Much Do ER Patients Pay to Protect Themselves from Malpractice of ER Doctors? You Won’t Believe It. – Tennessee lawyer John Day of Day & Blair at his blog, Day on Torts
• Congressional Oversight Panel Weighs In: "Treasury and bank supervisors must address . . . the threats" facing CRE – Dallas attorney Keith Mullen of Winstead on the firm’s blog, Tough Time for Lenders