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

With this being the week of The Oscars, it makes sense that we highlight a post discussing one of the Best Picture nominees. Today, Philadelphia lawyer Max Kennerly takes a look at a lawsuit involving The Hurt Locker and, amongst other things, the alleged misappropriation of the name and likeness of Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver, a former explosive ordinance disposal technician.  Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 114.

• FCC Sees Broadband and Social Media as Building Blocks of More Open and Transparent Government – Seattle lawyer Michael Schechter of Foster Pepper on the firm’s Local Open Government Blog
• A Detailed Look At The Hurt Locker Lawsuit – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Knowledge Management Controls Your Destiny – Wilmington lawyer Christopher Spizzirri of Morris James on the firm’s Delaware eDiscovery Report
• Monster Waves Hit Louis Majesty Cruise Ship – Miami attorney Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill on his blog, Cruise Law News
• DOJ Settles Race and Familial Status Housing Discrimination Lawsuit – Philadelphia lawyer Scott Badami of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s blog, Fair Housing Defense
• Is There A Duty To Have A Green Workplace? – New York attorney Brian Molinari of EspteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s Prima Facie Law Blog
• Baby formula case lessons regarding experts and enhanced damages – Intellectual property lawyer Joshua Heslinga on Troutman Sanders’ Virginia IP Law
• An Employer Cannot Control a Manager’s Lawyer – Texas attorney Tom Crane on his San Antonio Employment Law Blog
• March 15 401(k) compliance deadline can be focal point to re-examine plan design – Jerry Kalish of National Benefit Services on The Retirement Plan Blog
• Transnational Class-Action Settlements: Not As Preclusive As One Might Hope – Virginia lawyer Andrew Trask of McGuireWoods on the firm’s blog, Class Action Countermeasures