Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : August 9, 2011

The biggest story across the LexBlog Network this week is what the debt deal means to various industries and government agencies; today, we have two interesting posts on how it pertains to the EPA and renewable energy. Also, even though the opinion came in more than a month ago, we have multiple posts today on repercussions, or the lack thereof, from Wal-Mart v. Dukes. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 163.

• What the Debt Deal Means for EPA….Staff Cuts and Lawsuits – Cleveland attorney Joe Koncelik of Frantz Ward in his Ohio Environmental Law Blog
• Are Employers Still Confused When it Comes to E-discovery Preservation? – West Bloomfield lawyer Jason Shinn of E-Business Counsel on his blog, Michigan Employment Law Advisor
• First Class Certification Ruling in Insurance Class Action After Wal-Mart Finds No Commonality – Hartford, CT attorney Wystan Ackerman of Robinson & Cole on the firm’s Insurance Class Actions Insider
• Life After Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Is the FMLA the New Breeding Ground for Class Actions? – Chicago lawyer Jeffrey Nowak of Franczek Radelet on the firm’s blog, FMLA Insights
• Best Buy Gets “Geeked Up” Over Trademark Protection – Sacramento attorney Zachary Wadlé of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak on the firm’s IP Law Blog
• Around the world in a week (of data breaches that is) – Boston lawyer John Lacey of The McCormack Firm at his Massachusetts Data Privacy Law Blog
• To Google + or not to… – Business development coach Robin Hensley on her Raising the Bar Blog
• Sleazy & Poor Judgment (aka Standard & Poor’s) Can No Longer Hide Behind the Protections of the First Amendment – Washington, DC attorney Steven Berk on his blog, The Corporate Observer
• Will Renewable Energy Be Hindered by the Debt Ceiling Deal? – Kansas lawyer Luke Hagedorn of Polsinelli Shughart on his blog, Renewable Energy Law Insider 
• What Every Lawyer Should Learn From President Obama’s August 8 Speech – Dallas, Texas attorney coach Cordell Parvin on the Cordell Parvin Blog