Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : May 9, 2012

The big news of the day is obviously MySpace’s settlement with the FTC, on which Hogan Lovells has an excellent post. Also, congratulations to Dan Schwartz, who earned a major victory in the Connecticut Supreme Court—he blogs on it today. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 171.

• The FTC MySpace Settlement: A Reminder to Say What You Do & Do What You Say – Shannon Harrell on the InfoLawGroup blog
• SEC and DOJ Issue First FCPA Declination Opinions – Raleigh attorney David Smyth of Brooks Pierce on their blog, Cady Bar the Door
• Judge in Lehman Class Action Orders Officer Defendants to Provide (In Camera) Information Regarding Their Net Worth As Part of Settlement Process – Washington, DC lawyer William McGrath of Porter Wright on the firm’s Federal Securities Law Blog
• The John Edwards Case – What About Gift Taxes? – Chapel Hill attorney Greg Herman-Giddens of TrustCounsel PA in the firm’s North Carolina Estate Planning Blog
• Winter Classic Spawns More Litigation – New Jersey lawyer Joe Bahgat on his blog, The Sports & Entertainment Law Playbook
  
• Conn. Supreme Court Rejects $10M Verdict; Insubordination is Not Protected Speech – Hartford lawyer Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Two New FCC Commissioners Approved by the Senate – What Does It Mean for Broadcasters? – New York attorney Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose in the firm’s New Media & Technology Law Blog
• Haunted Houses and Escape Clauses — Oklahoma Law – Oklahoma attorney Jody Nathan of Stauffer Graves & Nathan in the firm’s Reinsurance Law Blog
• Myspace Settles with FTC Regarding “Constructive Sharing” of PII with Third-Party Advertisers – The blogging lawyers and attorneys of Hogan Lovells on the firm’s blog, Chronicle of Data Protection
  
• Leading From Your Strengths – Professional development expert Cynthia Pladziewicz on her blog, Professional Development Perspectives