Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : January 4, 2010

If you haven’t put a date on anything over the past four days, brace for a bit of shock when you do. That ‘2010’ looks a bit odd. As we roll into 2010 and everyone makes their way back to work the number of posts on the LexBlog Network climbs back toward its cruising altitude. We have 102 posts on the network today. One of the ten highlighted posts: Staci Riordan of the fashion law blog advises everyone to remember to socially network the old-fashioned way; you know, without a computer.

• First Circuit Court of Appeals Liberally Construes Personal Jurisdiction, Leading to 1.16 Million Dollar Verdict – Chicago attorney Paul Freehling of Seyfarth Shaw in the firm’s non-compete law blog, Trading Secrets
• What To Do About Second Hand Smoke Accommodation Requests? – Philadelphia lawyer Scott Badami of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s blog, Fair Housing Defense
• A New Year’s Resolution for Safer Streets – Phoenix attorney Martin Solomon of Solomon & Relihan on The Guardian Blog
• The Estate Tax is Gone (for Now) – Estate Plan Updates are Imperative – Chapel Hill lawyer Greg Herman-Giddens of TrustCounsel PA in the firm’s North Carolina Estate Planning Blog
• Law Firm Sued by Legal Secretary on Exemption Misclassification Theory – New Jersey attorney Mark Tabakman of Fox Rothschild in their Wage & Hour – Development & Highlights Blog
• “J4guar17” a/k/a “Soupnazi” a/k/a Super Hacker Albert Gonzalez Pleads Guilty to One of the Largest Data Thefts in U.S. History – Georgia lawyer Anthony Lake of Gillen, Withers & Lake in the firm’s Federal Criminal Defense Blog
• Medical Researchers Abandon Pretense Of Objectivity, Claim Tort Reform Will Cure Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Is It Time For Nursing Homes To Embrace Electronic Medical Records? – Chicago lawyer Jonathan Rosenfeld of Strellis & Field’s on his Nursing Homes Abuse Blog
• Summary Judgment In ABS Case on Causation: Try, Try Again Doesn’t Work – Philadelphia attorney Sean Wajert of Dechert LLP at his Mass Tort Defense Blog
• Fashion Networking for 2010, Are You Too Social? – Los Angeles lawyer Staci Riordan of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s Fashion Law Blog