Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 2/10/09

Today we have one story that’s been getting quite a bit of publicity from the mainstream media; that being the the Associated Press’ attempt to sue Shepard Fairey for using one of their photos as the inspiration for his famous portrait of Barack Obama. The fine folks at the ACS Blog have the story and how Fairey is looking for some protection for his work..

• Obama Poster Artist Seeks Protection of Work – The blogging constitutionalists at the American Constitution Society in their ACS Blog
• A Treasure Trove Of Material From North Carolina Superior Court Judges – Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce in his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report
• Summary of Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 – New York lawyer Keith McCurdy of Fox Rothschild on their Employee Benefits Legal Blog
• Get to Know Your Clients’ Businesses While Making Friends – Legal marketing specialist Tom Kane of Kane Consulting Inc. in his Legal Marketing Blog
• Conn. Supreme Court Looks at Past Practices Clauses and Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining in Collective Bargaining Agreements – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Social Security – Exempt From Hiring Freeze? – Silver Spring lawyer Dory Sutker of Greenberg & Bederman on the firm’s blog Maryland Injury & Disability Law
• Hilda Solis Nomination for Labor Secretary in Trouble – Portland attorney Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Employee Fired For Cause Loses Workers’ Comp Benefits, Illinois Court Rules – Chicago lawyer Bob Neiman of Reed Smith on the firm’s Employment Law Watch
• Cell phone use while driving stats and car crashes – Juliet Sallette at LaBovick & LaBovick on the firm’s Injury Law Blog
• Buy Insurance on the Life of Another! Good Business for all or a Scam? – Minneapolis attorney Gavin Craig on his Twin Cities Business Litigation Blog