Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : May 29, 2012

There’s nothing quite like that Tuesday after a three-day weekend. Despite everyone adjusting again to office life, we still saw 180 posts hit the LexBlog Network. Among those, the subject of employers asking for employee Facebook passwords continues to be a hot topic as we have two posts in today’s roundup on the issue.  Also, on LXBN TV, Megan Rahman breaks down the latest in the big Apple/Samsung design patent battle.

• “Caveat Emptor” Is No Way to Practice Law – Legal marketing expert Ed Poll in his LawBizBlog
• FCC Seeks Comment on Privacy and Security of Information Stored on Mobile Phones and Other Devices – Steve Augustino & John Heitmann of Kelley Drye on the firm’s Telecom Law Monitor 
• The FTC Works Out Skechers’ Checkbook: Skechers Settles Claims Over Erroneous Statements in Marketing for their Toning Sneakers – Boston lawyer Sarah Knoff of Cooley Manion Jones on the firm’s Defense Litigation Insider
• Crude, Bullying, and Despicable Workplace Conduct Does not Create Hostile Work Environment based on Sexual Harassment – West Bloomfield lawyer Jason Shinn of E-Business Counsel on his blog, Michigan Employment Law Advisor
• Maryland Enacts First Law Prohibiting Employers From Requesting Passwords to Employees’ Online Personal Accounts – Northern Virginia attorney Jessica Childress of Morrison Foerster on the firm’s blog, Socially Aware
• Bill Introduced In Ohio Legislature To Restrict Employer Social Media Password Inquiries – Columbus lawyer Brian Hall of Porter Wright on the firm’s Employer Law Report
• Two States – Two Approaches to Fracking – Dallas lawyer Charles Sartain of Looper Reed & McGraw on Energy And The Law
• The Avengers and Battleship are Wrong – Maryland attorney Eliot Wagonheim of Wagonheim Law on his blog Bottom Line Business Insights
• UK Privacy Office Commences Enforcement of Cookie Rules – New York lawyer Gerald Ferguson of Baker Hostetler on the firm’s Data Privacy Monitor
• Google Obliges Website Copyright Takedown Requests 97% of the Time – Dallas lawyer Peter Vogel on his InternetInformation Technology & e-Discovery Blog

For more of the best, check out LXBN, a complete review of the top insight and commentary across the LexBlog Network.