Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : April 28, 2010

A recent news story involving a Philadelphia school district using laptop webcams to spy on students at home picked up a lot of press in the mainstream media but a little bit less-so on the LexBlog Network. Today, Philip Gordon of Littler takes a look at the case and how it should serve as a lesson to employers. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 141.

• Contracting For The Unknown Using ADR – New Jersey lawyer Richard J. Webb of Healthcare Neutral in his Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog
• Portland Jury Awards $1.4 M In Boy Scout Sex Abuse Case Then Adds $18.4 M for Punitive Damages – Boise attorney Chuck Peterson on Peterson Law Offices’ Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
• Court Rules That San Clemente Must Rescind Zone Change or Pay $1.3 Million in Regulatory Taking Decision – Irvine lawyer Rick Rayl of Nossaman on the firm’s California Eminent Domain Report
• Carlton Reeves Nominated for Southern District U.S. District Judge – Mississippi personal injury attorney Philip Thomas on his MS Litigation Review & Commentary
• “Why Did My Doctor Ever Put Me On Yaz?” – Yaz birth control lawyer Mike Danko on the Yaz On Trial blog
• Despite Tribal Opposition, US Government Approves Cape Cod Wind Farm – Seattle attorney Grg Guedel of Foster Pepper on the firm’s Native American Legal Update
• Will Green Building Regulations Force Corporations Overseas? – LEED AP Chris Cheatham of Crowell Moring on his blog, Green Building Law Update
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Draft Guidance on Definition of “Children’s Products” – Philadelphia lawyer Sean Wajert of Dechert LLP at his Mass Tort Defense Blog
• Immigration Appeals: The Need To Reform BIA Procedures – Immigration attorney Carlos Batara on his blog, Immigration Law, Policy & Politics
• School District’s Woes from Using Webcams to Track School-Issued Laptops Should Be an Eye-Opener for Employers – San Francisco lawyer Philip Gordon of Littler Mendelson on the firm’s Workplace Privacy Counsel