Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 9/29/08

The Dow fell the most points in history and the bailout plan failed. Surprisingly, there were relatively few–but still some–posts on that. Today, a couple of the more interesting posts are on social networks: jobseekers are turning to social networking sites over career sites and attorneys are starting to use them as a tool in jury selection.

• An Asset Search In A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case – New York attorney Fred Abrams in his Asset Search Blog
• Attorneys Using Social Networking Sites For Jury Selection – Los Angeles lawyer Anthony Zaller of Van Vleck Turner & Zaller in the firm’s California Workforce Resource Blog
• Making Sense of Manhattan Real Estate – Real estate professional Douglas Heddings on his blog, True Gotham
• Jobseekers Beginning to Favor Social Networking over Online Career Sites to Find – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of BioInsights Inc. at his Bio Job Blog
• House Passes Bill Delivering Blow to Credit Card Industry, High-Five to Consumers – The experts of Total Bankruptcy at The Bankruptcy Blog
• Petters and Associates Raided by FBI – Minneapolis attorney Gavin Craig on his Twin Cities Business Litigation Blog
• Health Policy Legislation Moves Through Congress – Virginia lawyer Debra A. McCurdy of Reed Smith in the firm’s Health Industry Washington Watch Blog
• Franchise Growth Threatened Without Bailout? – Iowa attorney Rush Nigut of Brick Gentry at his blog, Rush on Business
• Building a $2 Million Practice From Scratch – Washington, D.C. lawyer Carolyn Elefant at her blog, My Shingle
• Jones Day v. Blockshopper: Amicus Filing – Illinois attorney R. David Donoghue of DLA PIper in his Chicago IP Litigation Blog