Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : April 23, 2010

Whooo, it’s Friday. Unfortunately, this Friday isn’t as nice as past Seattle Fridays as far as weather goes but still not so bad. Today’s total for posts on the LexBlog Network comes to 116. Have a fantastic weekend everyone.

• California Appellate Court Upholds Trial Court Ruling Denying Class Certification of Misclassification Claim – Long Island attorney Noel Tripp of Jackson Lewis on the firm’s blog, the Wage & Hour Law Update
• New Google Tool Maps Goverment Requests For Users’ Personal Information – Boston lawyer Gabriel Helmer of Foley Hoag on the firm’s blog, Security, Privacy and The Law
• Major Overhaul of US Export Controls on the Horizon – Florida attorney Edward Joffe of Joffe & Joffe LLC on his blog, Trends In International Litigation
• Advance Directives: Implications for Patients, Healthcare Providers and Emerging Healthcare IT Businesses – Chicago lawyer Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods on the firm’s blog, The Healthcare Investor
• Employment Law Resources for Employers – Toronto attorney Lisa Stam on her blog, Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
• Revenge of the Interns! Department of Labor Continues Emphasis on Unpaid Internships – Hartford lawyer Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Supreme Court Says Extraordinary Children’s Rights Lawyers Are Merely Ordinary – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• DUI Mailbag: I Can’t Afford a DUI Lawyer – Harrisburg, PA lawyer Justin McShane on his Pennsylvania DUI Blog
• Patent Law Reform Act of 2010: Interview with Congressman Lee – Buffalo attorney Vincent LoTempio on his LoTempio Law Blog
• Countrywide Reportedly Settles Subprime-Related Securities Lawsuit for $600 Million – Ohio lawyer Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary