May 21, 2026, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-Jeffrey E. Martin and Shauna M. Martin of Martin Law, LLC, filed a complaint in the Cook County Circuit Court (2026 L 006002) against Clearbrook and Northwest Special Recreation Association, LLC (NWSRA) on behalf of Plaintiffs,...
As reported in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on September 18, 2025, the federal judiciary’s policy-making body maintains a stopgap budget measure proposed by Republican lawmakers that would freeze funding for judicial security at its current level through November...
An American Bar Association task force recommends the oath the U.S. attorneys take before they start practicing law should be expanded to include a “commitment to upholding democracy and the rule of law,” Reuters reports. The proposal was part of an “ambitious” slate...
In their new study, Highway To The Danger Zone; The Enduring Risks Of Electric Vehicles the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School describe risks associated with the use of electronic vehicles. Such study shows that the risks involve such aspects as...
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune by Lisa Schencker, the State of Illinois has dropped two spots since last Fall concerning ranking of hospital safety. This finding was released by the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, one of the organizations that grade or rank...
A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery suggests there is a qualitative difference in the way female surgeons practice. The study suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower rates of adverse postoperative long-term outcomes including death...
Every driver knows certain behaviors can increase the risk of getting into a crash: drinking, texting and falling asleep are all behaviors that most drivers try to avoid because of how dangerous they are. However, even if you avoid these risky practices while driving,...
MARTIN LAW, LLC recently secured a $700,000 settlement on behalf of a client who fell 25 feet from a recreational climbing facility when he was a young teenager. As a result of the fall, he suffered compression fractures in his spine. The fall was caused by the...
People who have lived in snowy areas may take their safety for granted on the winter roads for a long time. After so many years of living in these icy environments, it can be easy for someone to forget how dangerous winter roads can be. More than 150,000 car...
Former New York Times reporter Anthony Lewis died on March 25t at the age of 85, just one week after the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court case he chronicled in the book Gideon’s Trumpet. According to the New York Times, Mr. Lewis died on Monday as a result of...