Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 7/14/08

Lots to think about now that we’re back in the working week, as is evident by the flurry of thoughtful blogging we saw occur this morning/this afternoon by LexBlog clients. A selection of today’s highlights – 10 of our favorites – can be found below.

• Former HP executive pleads guilty to theft of trade secrets from prior employer, IBM – Chicago attorney Janet Siegel of Seyfarth Shaw in the firm’s non-compete law blog, Trading Secrets
• Disabled veteran’s challenge of the revocation of his firearm license dismissed – New York lawyer Kevin P. Sheerin in his New York Civil Service Attorney Law Blog
• Communications Decency Act doesn’t insulate StubHub from scalping lawsuit – Greensboro attorney Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce in his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
• Congress attempting to expand Americans With Disabilities Act protections – Sacramento lawyer Mark Spring of Carlton DiSante Freudenberger in the firm’s California Labor & Employment Law Blog
• Two years and counting – Austin attorney D. Todd Smith in his Texas Appellate Law Blog
• Tobacco free workplace policies may be integrated with wellness – Lancaster lawyer Michael Moore of McNees Wallace & Nurick in the firm’s Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
• Substance abuse evalatuions evaluations (SASSI) in DWI cases – Texas attorney Hunter Biederman in his Frisco DWI Lawyer & Attorney Blog
• Wronged real property buyer pays dearly for not complying with standard purchase agreement pre-litigation mediation provision – Sacramento lawyer Rob Hofmann of Abbott & Kindermann in the firm’s Land Use Law Blog
• The ultimate in telecommuting – Senior consultant Ronda Muir of Robin Rolfe Resources in her blog, Law People
• New laws aim to prevent employers from banning firearms – Portland attorney Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog

Also worth noting: Charleston attorney Jeffrey Mehalic hosts Blawg Review #168 this week at his West Virginia Business Litigation Blog.