Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 12/22/08

I’m finally back from a trip that lasted about 80 hours and spanned close to 4,500 miles. Not only did the Griz lose but I also lost a Macbook hard drive. Now that I’ve tracked down a computer it’s time for today’s best of the LexBlogosphere.

• The Employee Free Choice Act: Maybe Not a Done Deal? – Portland attorney Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Where to send mama, or not — Georgia nursing home ratings – Georgia lawyer Ken Shigley in his Atlanta Injury Law & Civil Litigation Blog
• A “Sea Change at Pharma and Biotech”: Recapping the Layoffs – Management consultant Cliff Mintz of BioInsights Inc. at his Bio Job Blog
• Leading Legal Innovation, The Change Agenda and Legal On Ramp – Chicago attorney Patrick J. Lamb of Valorem Law Group at his blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service
• Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act Changes Required Minimum Distributions – Virginia lawyer Debra A. McCurdy of Reed Smith in the firm’s Health Industry Washington Watch Blog
• Shortage of nurses causes understaffing – Spartanburg attorney Ray Mullman of Poliakoff & Associates in the firm’s South Carolina Nursing Home Blog
• Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal Plants – Cleveland lawyer Joe Koncelik of Frantz Ward in his Ohio Environmental Law Blog
• Does Being A Lawyer Make You Want to Dance A Jig? Maybe It Will If You Start Your Own Firm? – Washington, D.C. attorney Carolyn Elefant at her blog, My Shingle
• Online or Off, The Winning Technology to Create Community is Respectful, Collaborative and Reciprocal – Lawyer-mediator Victoria Pynchon in her Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
• Science Journal Tells Authors That Publication of Article Abstract on Wikipedia Is A Requirement – New York attorney Daryn Grossman of Proskauer Rose on the firm’s New Media and Technology Law Blog