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Transportation Safety as School Year Continues When the school year begins, parents usually worry about whether children will get good grades or make the school’s athletic teams. They also spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about school clothes and supplies. Transportation safety, on the other hand, typically receives little…

Over the past few days in North Carolina, we have seen an unfortunate number of automobile-related incidents. Yesterday, WNCN reported that a 12-year-old was struck by a vehicle while crossing Old Stage Road in Wake County. The article notes that he suffered non-life threatening injuries and that the investigation is…

For most people, applying to obtain Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits is a daunting process. The sheer volume of data requested to complete a claim application means there are plenty of chances to make a mistake that results in denial. The Social Security Administration (SSA) says more than half of…

This morning, reports WNCN, a bus crashed on U.S. 64 near Tarboro leaving 26 passengers with injuries, two serious. Reportedly, the bus was rear-ended by a large tractor-trailer, causing the bus to overturn. The truck driver was charged for failing to reduce speed, as well as the bus driver, who…

A recent investigation by NBC News raises troubling questions about whether the manufacturer of a widely-used blood clot filter ignored early warning signs of potentially fatal flaws in the filter and exposed patients to preventable harm. The Recovery filter, manufactured by medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc., is a metal…

No worker goes to work expecting that he or she will be injured in a workplace accident that day. Yet every day, many workers are injured. North Carolina workers had more than 91,000 workplace injuries and illnesses in a single recent year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half…

Hardison & Cochran is proud to announce that, for the third time in the past three years, managing partner Ben Cochran has been named, by his peers, as a member of the list of The Best Lawyers in America 2016 in the “Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants” category. This list…

Those of us who worry about our teenagers getting behind the wheel do so because we know we can’t always be there to stop them from making mistakes that could lead to an accident. We get especially anxious when we hear reports about texting while driving that say this reckless…

Whether you’re riding the rolling highways of the Piedmont, cruising along the Coastal Plain or navigating the switchbacks of a mountain road, many bikers enjoy riding in North Carolina in the summertime. But with vacationers and others enjoying summer in our state, too, crowded roads increase the chances of getting…

WRAL reported yesterday morning that 9 people were injured and 1 person was killed in a wreck involving a bus in Benson. Both passengers in the bus and drivers of other vehicles are included in those that were hurt. According to the article, the driver of the bus had fallen asleep…