Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : May 3, 2010

It was quite a productive Monday as there were 137 posts on the LexBlog Network today. In one of the best, Staci Riordan takes a look at one of the more interesting subjects in fashion law: counterfeits. It’s amazing the effort and scheming that goes into creating and selling counterfeit handbags. Also amazing: almost half of people who buy counterfeits end up buying the real thing. For more info, check out the post.

• Fashion Law 101: Counterfeits – Los Angeles lawyer Staci Riordan of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s Fashion Law Blog
• Will Data Protection Laws Ever Catch Up To New Technology? – Glastonbury attorney Kane Bennett of Raymond & Bennett LLC on his Connecticut Business Litigation Blog
• Oregon Supreme Court Decides Employers Not Required to Accommodate an Employee’s Use of Medical Marijuana – Denver lawyer Christopher Leh of Littler on the firm’s blog, Workplace Privacy Counsel
• Budget Prepay v. AT&T: Federal Statute Provides No Federal Jurisdiction – Houston attorney Kendall Gray of Andrews Kurth on his blog, The Appellate Record
• Design Flaws Impact Offshore Wind Energy Project – LEED AP Chris Cheatham of Crowell Moring on his blog, Green Building Law Update
• New Spotlight on California Workers Misclassification – Long Beach lawyer Walter Haines of United Employees Law Group on the firm’s blog, The California Employee Advocate
• Senator Urges House to Amend FDA Powers on Drugs – Philadelphia attorney Sean Wajert of Dechert LLP at his Mass Tort Defense Blog
• Too Late for HP in the Smart Phone Market? – Dallas lawyer Peter Vogel of Gardere Wynne Sewell on his Vogel Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog
• Bank Failures: A State-by-State Affair – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary
• When a Promise Is Not a Promise in College Athletics – Los Angeles lawyer Jeffrey Kravitz of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s Sports Law Scoreboard