Articles By Author Maureen Martin
Articles by Maureen Martin
03/15/2010 12:00 AM
Baby Talk
Remember the Superbowl ad for E-Trade, in which a two-timing, macho, wolfman boy baby lies to his baby girlfriend? “Sorry about last night,” ...(read more)
03/12/2010 12:00 AM
If politicians are addicted to giving handouts to the American people, it’s because the American people are addicted to receiving them. Just ask Sen. ...(read more)
03/11/2010 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama has larded $50 million into his latest iteration of a health care bill, for grants to the states so they can “study” ...(read more)
03/05/2010 12:00 AM
Chicago's gun ban ordinance was enacted in 1982 to stem the increasing use of firearms in crimes in the city. From the beginning, the ordinance has been ...(read more)
03/05/2010 12:00 AM
It's said that the most dangerous place in the world is between a politician and a camera. The same could be said about getting between trial lawyers and ...(read more)
03/01/2010 12:00 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics wants warning labels on hot dogs, carrots, grapes, and apples because kids could choke on them, Associated Press reported. ...(read more)
02/18/2010 12:00 AM
The Illinois State Medical Society’s medical malpractice insurance affiliate vowed to continue to fight for caps on noneconomic damages in medical ...(read more)
02/15/2010 12:00 AM
British law bans advertisements calling for health care workers who are "very reliable and hard-working," a UK businesswoman who tried to post ...(read more)
02/09/2010 12:00 AM
Nothing brings a greedy gleam to the eye of a plaintiff’s trial lawyer like a “baby case,” as they crudely call them. They mean a case ...(read more)
02/09/2010 12:00 AM
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in early February that caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases are unconstitutional under the Illinois ...(read more)
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
A Louisiana judge has granted a continuance of a trial in deference to “Saintsmania.”In light of the New Orleans Saints winning the NFC championship, ...(read more)
01/19/2010 12:00 AM
A woman who injured herself learning how to pole dance is suing the New York gym that gave her lessons. She claims the gym failed to supervise the class ...(read more)
01/04/2010 12:00 AM
Head CaseA Manhattan restaurant and bar is being sued by a patron who claims she was injured when a moose head fell on her during a party there.She alleges ...(read more)
12/21/2009 12:00 AM
A Cook County sheriff’s department custodian will collect a little more than $14,000--over toilet paper.The custodian claims she injured her back ...(read more)
12/21/2009 12:00 AM
One of the dirty little legislative secrets previously known only inside the Beltway, but now known everywhere thanks to proposed health care legislation, ...(read more)
12/07/2009 12:00 AM
An 81-year-old New York man claims a Queens bar’s “pet-friendly” environment is to blame for the loss of his sex life with his wife.The ...(read more)
11/23/2009 12:00 AM
More than 550 lawyers were smiling last week. That's how many lawyers have a financial stake in the Katrina case, in which a federal district court ruled ...(read more)
11/19/2009 12:00 AM
Heartland argues the Chicago handgun ban ordinance should be held unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ban has been completely ineffective in ...(read more)
10/31/2009 12:00 AM
Height of GreedA California restaurateur is charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because the mirror in the restroom of his family-owned ...(read more)
10/12/2009 12:00 AM
Photo FinishedA U.K. photographer was ordered to reimburse $2,000 U.S. to a couple whose wedding photos he botched.He took 400 photos, but only 20 were ...(read more)
09/30/2009 12:00 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court today (9-30) agreed to hear an important Second Amendment case challenging the constitutionality of Chicago's gun ban ordinance.Last ...(read more)
09/28/2009 12:00 AM
Heated ArgumentA property investment firm in the U.K. is under attack by government regulators for discriminating against an employee on grounds akin to ...(read more)
09/15/2009 12:00 AM
By Maureen Martin, J.D.The nation’s doctors are rightly concerned about the need for medical malpractice reform, but their clamor this week for passage ...(read more)
09/14/2009 12:00 AM
Clear Problem
A woman suing Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, for allegedly training its dolphins to splash water on the floor, causing her to slip, is going ...(read more)
08/31/2009 12:00 AM
Prufreedur WantidA typo on the Best Buy Web site has led to a class-action lawsuit against the company for false advertising. For several hours on August ...(read more)
