Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN September 14, 2012

The top story on the LexBlog Network this week was Brad Birkenfeld‘s release from prison and subsequent reward of $104 million from the IRS.  Richard Renner continues his coverage of this story with a look at the “bright future” of whistleblowers in the IRS’s whistleblower program.  Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 171.

• Affordable Care Act Trumps Recession’s Impact on Health Insurance Coverage – John Bouman of The Shriver Center on their blog, The Shriver Brief
• Jason Peters Sidelined = Key Employee MIA – Philadelphia lawyer Bob Haurin of The Weinstein Firm on his blog, Sports Talk & Employment Law
• Nokia Admits Faking Promos For Its Lumina 920 Smartphone – New York attorney Joanna Sandolo of Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz on their Class Action Blog
• Michigan Continues to Stand Out in Creating Favorable Business Environment By Moving Closer to Creating Specialized Business Courts – West Bloomfield lawyer Jason Shinn of E-Business Counsel on his blog, Michigan Employment Law Advisor
• Ninth Circuit Resolves Dispute Over Ownership of Marilyn Monroe’s Right of Publicity By Applying Judicial Estoppel – Seattle attorney Stacia Lay of Hendricks & Lewis on her blog, IP Law Chat
• IRS whistleblower program offers a bright future for whistleblowers – Richard Renner of the National Whistleblower Center on their Whistleblowers Protection Blog
• NYSE Agrees to SEC Settle Charges for Improper Distribution of Market Data – Columbus, Ohio lawyer Robert Tannous of Porter Wright on the firm’s Federal Securities Law Blog
• Does Banking Complexity Make Your Eyes Bleed? – Washington, DC attorney Steven Berk on his blog, The Corporate Observer
• Going Banana Over a Banana Design – Washington, DC lawyer Eunice Chung of DLA Piper on the firm’s blog, Re:Marks on Copyright and Trademark
• Employers, here’s how you can make sure that legal meds aren’t affecting your employees’ safety on the job – Winston-Salem attorney Robin Shea of Constangy on the firm’s blog, Employment & Labor Insider

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