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As follow-up to our recent list - Legal News Feeds on Twitter - here is an index of new Twitter accounts established specifically to stream legal documents posted on JD Supra.

These news feeds are also available in RSS and/or widget form:

- Legal Alerts - newsletters, articles, and alerts covering all legal subjects...

- The Global Financial Crisis - analysis and legal perspective to do with all aspects of the current financial crisis...

- Commercial Law - analysis & alerts covering developments in commercial law: securities, taxation, banking, antitrust, bankruptcy, and much more...

- Technology & Media - analysis & alerts covering legislation and developments in technology, media, and communications law...

- Environment & Energy - analysis & alerts covering legislation and developments in the areas of environment and energy...

- Law Practice - newsletters, articles, and thought-pieces published by legal professionals about issues, products, and services in legal practice...

- Hot Documents - a stream of filings and legal documents from new and noteworthy cases, shared by the lawyers and firms involved...

Many of these news feeds are, at time of writing, newly created. Check back soon for the next round, covering an even wider array of subjects and practice fields. (Incl. Labor & Employments, Securities, IP, Trusts & Estates, and more.)

Lawyers and legal professionals, if you have work that fits the feed, post it now:

Join JD Supra: showcase your expertise by sharing your written work online.

And everyone: follow the feeds!

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 Legal News Feeds on Twitter

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Lawyers and Legal Professionals on Twitter

• Exxon v. Baker: The United States Supreme Court Limits Punitive Damage Awards Under Maritime Law - hot off the presses, Lane Powell PC looks at today's U.S. Supreme Court decision re: Exxon Shipping Co. v Baker "concerning the limits of punitive damages which may be assessed under federal maritime law." Includes an analysis of what the decision means to London market insurers.

• New on the Menu: Class Actions Targeting Restaurants - Morrison & Foerster issues an update on a rising trend in Texas and California: class actions against restaurants that allegedly misrepresent nutritional information on their menus. The primary, ahem, takeaway item (excuse the pun): make sure nutritional information is factually accurate.

• Patent Happenings - from Robert Matthews, Jr., of Latimer, Mayberry & Matthews IP Law, LLP,an update on developments in U.S. patent law for the month of May 2008. A rich archive of the "Patent Happenings" monthly update is available here.

• Energy and Clean Tech Connections - recent newsletter from Mintz Levin: "what’s new in the world of clean tech. We draw your attention to the latest industry developments, news from Capitol Hill, grant opportunities and upcoming events."

• Crucial Questions To Ask A Prospective Medical Malpractice Client - from Devesh Tiwary, MD, JD, of TiMedLaw Firm: "information needed to determine whether there is a good medical malpractice claim. [A] series of questions, organized by typical fact patterns."

• U.S. Dept of Labor (DOL) Joins the Immigration Enforcement Arena - an alert from Tindall & Foster P.C. encouraging all employers to review compliance policies and procedures in this latest move towards greater immigration-related law enforcement.

• Illiinois Joint Trust Disadvantages - from one of our newer contributors, Dana Zivkovich Johnson, a look at some of the problems associated with creating a joint trust in Illinois.