Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/4/08

As you may notice, today marks the return of these LexBlogosphere posts to the front page of Real Lawyers Have Blogs. Though they were once buried deep within, they will now begin appearing alongside the rest of our daily content.

The highlighted posts for January 4, 2008 include:

• So, what’s the beef with the new California raw milk safety rules? – Seattle lawyer Bill Marler of Marler Clark in his Marler Blog
• First FACTA Disposal Rule FTC settlement leaves American United down in the dumps – Los Angeles attorney Joseph K. Wright of Proskauer Rose in the firm’s Privacy Law Blog
• New FOIA law contains long overdue improvements – David Colapinto of the National Whistleblower Legal Defense & Education Fund in their Whistleblower Protection Blog
• 2008 Award of Excellence – The blogging lawyers & attorneys at Hull & Hull in the firm’s Toronto Estate Law Blog
• State new year minimum wages – Diane Pfadenhauer of EP Advisors in their Strategic HR Lawyer Blog
• Capital allowances – draft legislation published (at last!) – Corporate tax partner David Mansell of Mercer & Hole in the English accounting firm’s SME Plus Blog
• New Pension Protection Act rules can make two retirement plans better than one – Retirement planning specialist Jerry Kalish of National Benefit Services Inc. in his Retirement Plan Blog
• Visionary Sheldon Bonovitz steps down at Duane Morris – Legal marketing expert Larry Bodine in his Law Marketing Blog
• Appearance on the Paul Gallo Radio Show on Monday – Portland lawyer David Rossmiller of Dunn Carney in the firm’s Insurance Coverage Law Blog
• Amgen takes another beating – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of Bio Insights Inc. in his Bio Job Blog