Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : August 16, 2010

As usual, Monday means a big day on the LexBlog Network. Today’s posts count hits 141. A highlight: from the area itself, Steve Lombardi chimes in on the Iowa flooding and the response by insurance companies. In two words: not good.

• A Really Basic Checklist for Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions – New York lawyer Keith McMurdy of Fox Rothschild on their Employee Benefits Legal Blog
• Factors to Reduce a Bail Bond in Tennessee – Nashville attorney Rob McKinney on his Nashville Criminal Law Report
• Off-The-Clock Work: A Hidden Danger Explodes – New Jersey lawyer Mark Tabakman of Fox Rothschild in their Wage & Hour – Development & Highlights Blog
• Wisconsin MMA and the Ring vs. Cage Debate – Des Moines attorney David Nelmark of Belin McCormick on his Mixed Martial Arts Law Blog
• Criminal Record Discrimination: Lessons from Bryant – Toronto lawyer Lisa Stam on her blog, Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
• Homeowner Flood Victims Told by Insurance Companies, Sorry You’re SOL. – West Des Moines attorney Steve Lombardi on his blog, The Iowa Edict
• What’s Next for Carbon Capture and Storage? – Boston lawyer Amy Boyd of Foley Hoag on the firm’s blog, Law & The Environment
• The Basics: Sales Representatives’ Commissions Governed By Separate Statute – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Why All the Attempts to Allege Construction Cases as Fraud? Limitations and Economic Loss Rule – Arlington lawyer Timothy Hughes of Bean, Kinney & Korman on the firm’s blog, Virginia Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
• SDNY Strikes Expert Testimony, Denies Class Cert in Snapple Case – New York attorney Russell Jackson of Skadden on his blog, Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts