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We’re sports nuts here at Hardison & Cochran. If you’re a frequent reader of the blog, you knew that. Since we’re sports nuts, articles on youth sports always catch our eye. Gretchen Reynolds, who writes for the New York Times Health blog, had an interesting post yesterday on a new trend of knee injury which…

It’s that time of year. Green giving way to yellow, orange and red on the trees. Cool fall wind in your hair. Those first few lines sound like the beginning to a good song, but we’re talking about something different today. We’re talking about driving safety during the fall. If you didn’t know this week…

“How much is my case worth?” This is a question that is asked of our attorneys in our firm from time to time during the initial consultation. The simple truth is this: If an attorney quotes you a dollar amount of how much your case is worth during an initial…

Huffington Post writer Daniel Marans penned a great article today on the facts and future of the Social Security system in the United States. In his article, Celebrating Social Security: The Workers’ Program, Marans sifts through the constant noise you hear about Social Security programs and spells it out from how and…

The Dangerous Drug division of Hardison & Cochran is currently reviewing claims from people who have bladder complications and bladder cancer associated with the use of Actos. Actos, which is also know by pioglitazone, is manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals and is used to control blood sugar levels in Type II diabetes patients. In…

Interesting story from New York about a dog named Rosie in a courtroom. We first learned about this story from California lawyer Mitch Jackson’s blog. Rosie is a Golden Retriever. She specializes in comforting people who are in stressful situations. In New York, she stood by while a 15 year-old girl…

Temprature highs across North Carolina are reaching up into the triple digits this week. If you have lived in North Carolina during the summer months, it’s safe to say you know the temprature is only half of the story when it comes to how it feels outside. We’re talking about the…