Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN August 23, 2012

In a story that sounds like it belongs on a Hollywood movie set, hackers reportedly breached, and subsequently password-protected and encrypted, a series of files on an Illinois medical practice’s server.  While data breaches are becoming more common, the tactic of holding information hostage on an organization’s server is a relatively new strategy.  Stephanie Wilis and Stephen Bentfield have the whole story on Health Law & Policy Matters.  Also on the LexBlog Network, Lisa Stam has a great post on the use of social media in the workplace and what employers can learn from NASA. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 178

• NASA’s Social Media in the Workplace – Toronto lawyer Lisa Stam on her blog, Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
• How To Handle Chinese Negotiating Tactics – Seattle attorney Steve Dickinson of Harris & Moure on the firm’s China Law Blog
• Securities Litigation Risks in the Energy Sector – Ohio lawyer Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary
• Hackers Demand Ransom to Keep Medical Records Private – Washington, D.C. attorneys Stephanie Willis and Stephen Bentfield of Mintz Levin on the firm’s blog,  Health Law & Policy Matters
• Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites – Construction lawyer Matt DeVries of the Best Practices Construction Law Blog
• Significant stock price questions loom as Facebook lockup restrictions begin to lapse– Fort Lauderdale attorney Robert White of Gunster on the firm’s blog, The Securities Edge
• Court Applies “Cat’s Paw” Theory to Liquidated Damages under FMLA – Des Moines lawyer Patrick Smith of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave on his Iowa Employment Law Blog
• Blogging for Clients: How Online Relationships Lead to Real-World Clients (A Re-cap) Part II – Legal marketing expert Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network on Zen & The Art of Legal Networking
• Direct and Indirect Evidence: Learning from Computer Scientists – Maria Matasar-Padilla of Charles Griffin Intelligence on their blog, The Ethical Investigator
• Illinois Senate President Wants Corporate Tax Liabilities on Internet – The blogging lawyers and attorneys in the Sutherland’s State and Local Tax team on the firm’s blog, SALT Online

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