Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : January 6, 2010

It appears as though the estate tax, or lack thereof, may be one of the biggest legal stories early on in 2010. Bryan Howard has a post on that today. As always, here are ten of the best posts from the LexBlog Network today.

• The EPA “Consequences” Letter to States & Sen. Cardin’s Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act – Maryland LEED AP Megan Reuwer of O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore on her blog, Building a Green Maryland
• Casey Johnson: Sex, Drugs, and the Estate Tax – Florida estate planning attorney David Shulman on his South Florida Estate Planning Law blog
• 2010 – The Year With No Federal Estate Taxes – Maybe – Nashville lawyer Bryan Howard on Howard & Mobley on his Tennessee Estate Planning Law blog
• Will a Gay Marriage From Mexico City Be Recognized in the United States? – Emory law student Gideon Alper on his Gay Couples Law Blog
• A Succession Of Lawsuits Is The Only Power The People Have Left – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Prudential’s Failure To Produce Documents Weighs In Long Term Disability Claimant’s Favor – Florida lawyer Gregory Dell of Dell & Schaefer on the firm’s Disability Benefit Claims Law Blog
• Why the European Union Should Allow Class Action Lawsuits – Florida attorney Santiago Cueto of Cueto Law Group on his blog International Business Law Advisor
• No Right to Representation for Accused Nonunion Employees in Workplace Investigations-But for How Long? – California lawyer Debra Reilly on her blog, Workplace Investigations
• An Employee’s Duty of Loyalty – The “Key Employee” Doctrine Under Wisconsin Law – Chicago attorney Jake Schmidt of EpsteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s EBG Trade Secrets & Noncompete Blog
• Concussions in Professional Athletes: Is There a Role for OSHA? – Washington, DC lawyer Brad Hammock of Jackson Lewis on the firm’s OSHA Law Blog