Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 12/11/08

This seems like the first time in a while that we don’t have multiple posts on the economy. Nope, today we have two posts giving a legal perspective on holiday office parties.

• Illinois Governor Charged with Shaking Down Tribune – Charles Coble of Brooks Pierce on the firm’s Newsroom Media Law Blog
• Michael Vick’s Creditors Challenge Bankruptcy Plan – The experts of Total Bankruptcy at The Bankruptcy Blog
• Jihad at Wal-Mart: China-made doll says “Islam in the Light.” – Georgia lawyer Ken Shigley in his Atlanta Injury Law & Civil Litigation Blog
• Pfizer: “We Will Be Laying Off Employees But Not Sure When” – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of BioInsights Inc. at his Bio Job Blog
• A Franchise! I Didn’t Sell No Franchise! A Word to the Wise About Franchising. – Minneapolis attorney Gavin Craig on his Twin Cities Business Litigation Blog
• New Jersey Pharmacy Error Bill Passed by Senate Committee – New Jersey lawyer Scott Grossman on his New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog
• Compliance Guidance for Qualified Medical Child Support Orders – Virginia attorney Debra A. McCurdy of Reed Smith in the firm’s Health Industry Washington Watch Blog
• And we wonder why care isn’t getting better – Spartanburg lawyer Ray Mullman of Poliakoff & Associates in the firm’s South Carolina Nursing Home Blog
• Holiday Office Parties: What Issues Should an Employer Be Considering? – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Managing the Holiday Cheer at this Year’s Office Party – Lancaster lawyer Michael Moore of McNees Wallace & Nurick in the firm’s Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog