The NY Workers Compensation Alliance Blog analyzes the change from Spitzer to Paterson for Workers Comp issues;

From Ireland’s Lex Ferenda came Blawg Review #151 on March 17th, with it’s St. Patty’s Day theme;

And from Perlmutter & Schuelke comes Personal Injury Round Up #53 and #54.

“Have you ever patronized a prostitute?” was the question asked of New York’s incoming governor, David (just one “t”) Paterson who is replacing Eliot (just one “l”) Spitzer. The answer is at Capitol Confidential;

A Google seach of “New York State” shows that Paterson is already the Governor, even though he won’t be sworn in for four more days (also via Capitol Confidential); Here’s the screenshot: Who’s The Gov.pdf

A reminder for new New York bloggers: Each Monday Nicole Black at Sui Generis does a round-up of New York blog postings for the last week and on Wednesday a round-up of news stories;

Blawg Review #150 is up at the Trusted Advisor, with a theme of, well, trust;

Marc (with a “c”) Randazza at The Legal Satryicon, in addition to opining on why Frank Zappa would have been a good elected official, adds me to his blogroll, writing:

Turkewitz’ blawg might be a head scratcher. What the heck does a personal injury blawg have to do with my areas of expertise and interest? Nothing. Nevertheless, I find his blawg to be thought provoking as all hell, and frankly quite addictive and detrimental to my billing!

Yikes! Talk about setting a high bar. Marc’s own idiosyncratic blawg — he clearly doesn’t write the way most law professors do — has been added to my blogroll.

Kevin, M.D.’s blogging leads to an op-ed in USA Today, while Anne Reed’s blogging leads to a trip to Japan. Which says something about the power of the blog.

–Eric (with a “c”)

David Giacalone reviews An Almost Life by Kevin Mednick, a novel by an upstate plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer. A snippet of the review:

If you enjoy novels about (realistic) lawyers and lawyering, or you’re looking to be entertained by characters you care about, while learning a bit about the human predicament and the workings of an important (and often misunderstood) social institution, you should read An Almost Life;

David Fischer at Antitrust Review puts up Blawg Review #149;

Six days in jail for an overdue book might not be the best use of taxpayer money (Quizlaw);

The Health Wonk Review is up at Jon Coppelman’s Workers Comp Insider;

A day in the life of a New York emergency room…and a good time to count your blessings (NY Emergency Medicine);

And the Personal Injury Law Round-Up celebrates its first birthday with a post at Perlmuttter & Schuelke. And a year’s worth of great personal injury links shows that the American Bar Association doesn’t know jack about blogging.

Personal Injury Law Round-Up #51 is up at Perlmutter & Scheulke, which means next week is its first blawgiversary. This week it takes on more Riegel, punitive damages and lawyers gone wild;

Andrew Bluestone reports on testimony regarding a “two week brain fart;”

A new blog to add to my RSS feed: New York Workers Compensation Alliance Law Blog, which I’m delighted to see focuses on substance and policy. This appears to be a very rare beast, a group blog by practitioners;

And, of course, Blawg Review #148, spending its second straight week in Iowa, is up at Blawg IT by Brett Trout, with a theme of the meme. Next week Blawg Review goes to the Antitrust Review. No doubt after the Review does the Review many will want to, ahem, review it.

Anne Reed celebrates a year of blogging about juries at her critically acclaimed Deliberations;

And while Anne cuts back on her blogging a bit, Scott Greenfield celebrates a year of blogging about criminal law and his car at Simple Justice, with a staggering 139 posts in January.

Blawg Review #146 lights up on Thomas Edison’s birthday at The Invent Blog;

The Cavalacade of Risk, dealing with insurance issues, is up at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…

And Brooks Schuelke gives us a thorough Personal Injury Law Round-Up #49, where he tapped my exposé How to Fool a Jury (Is it Insurance Fraud) as the post of the week.

Kevin Underhill gives a lesson on how to write a proper disclaimer.