KLB's Blawg Review: No. 1

There are lots of Blawg (Law Blog) Reviews out there, and I have recently been linking you to those when I see them.  However, I think I will do one each Sunday, but limit it to the top ten postings I like.  Not exhaustive, but a skimming off the top. Time is money, and KLB is here to help!  Listed in no particular order. We have a top ten and the honorable mentions.

[Update: Since there is already a 'Blawg Review' which has 40+ reviews of blawgs, I will probably rename this review by the end of next week when I go to the second interation - any suggestions for a name would be appreciated, eg., "Blawg Week in Review"; "Best of the Blawgs" or "BOB"; "KLBlawg Review"; "Blawg Cites"; Helpppppp 1/31/2006]

TOP TEN:

1. "Are Punitive Damage Awards Too High? Two leading scholars crunch the numbers and come up with very different answers on jury awards."  from Law.Com
2. The Constitutional Status of Tort Law
3. Judicial Pet Peeves from Illinois Trial Practice Blog
4. "Ethics" or "Witness Tampering"? (Part 1) and "Ethics" or "Witness Tampering"? (Part 2) from Daubert Blog
5. Defense Expert May Be Sued for Medical Negligence by Plaintiff from Day on Torts
6. Free Disk for Plaintiffs' Lawyers: "Winning With Powerpoint" from Illinois Trial Practice Blog
7. Medical-Malpractice Liability and Insurance Myths -- and Reality from Insurance Scrawl
8. WHEN TO ATTEND A DEPOSITION BY TELEPHONE . . . I usually think it's best to attend depositions in person ... from the Legal Underground
9. PROTECTING MEDIATION CONFIDENTIALITY: New Jersey Appellate Court finds reversible error in allowing mediator to testify from Mediation Blog
10. Medical societies trying to sanction errant experts? Book 'em from Point of Law Forum

Honorable Mention:

1. "Leahy Introduces Judicial Ethics Bill; Bill Promotes Transparency On Conflicts Of Interest And So-Called Judicial Junkets from How Appealing
2. Marketing Your Practice -- Website Offers Extensive FREE Resources from Hoosier Lawyer
3. Law - Chicago to pay $9 million in wrongful conviction; contrast with South Bend case from Indiana Law Blog
4. What Cases Do You Refuse? from South Carolina Trial Law Blog
5. Taking RSS Beyond Headlines : Part One the [non]billable hour
6. Westcast 01 - Bankruptcy reform from WestLaw
7. Bank Steps Into Eminent Domain Debate from WSJ Blog
8. What Are Some Good Ideas for Updating a Law Firm Website? from DennisKennedy Blog
9. Adobe Acrobat for Lawyers from South Carolina Trial Practrice Blog
10. Leaving A Law Firm: More Resources and A Prediction from My Shingle

Comments

[Kevin]

Thanks for the update. I was worried I might have to send out a cease and desist ;>

[Carolyn Elefant]

Thanks for a link, as links to some of the less oft-mentioned blogs which I don't always follow as closely as I should.