Author: Hardison & Cochran

For the fourth time in as many years, Ben Cochran, Managing Partner of Hardison & Cochran, made the cut as a North Carolina Rising Star as decided by the North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine. To be named a Super Lawyers Rising Star, an attorney must be either 40 years old…

A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that teen driving fatalities are on the rise among 16-17 year old drivers in the US. While Drivers Education classes are the norm for teens, many teens and tweens who were surveyed said that they emulate their parents and…

Managing Partner of Hardison & Cochran, Ben Cochran, announced today that his Transvaginal Mesh Frequently Asked Questions About Transvaginal Mesh What is transvaginal mesh? The phrase “transvaginal mesh” simply means mesh that is implanted through the vagina. What are pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence? Pelvic organ prolapse is…

Today is Presidents’ Day in the United States. If you didn’t know, President Nixon started Presidents’ Day to honor all past presidents of the U.S. While we are celebrating all of our past Presidents, we’d like to take a look specifically at the Presidents who were lawyers. Below we have…

Why are we even talking about a “Chained CPI”? Where did it come from? Chained CPI is a phrase that has been popping up lately due to the “Fiscal Cliff” of 2013. The Fiscal Cliff is coming due to a set of laws that will go in effect starting midnight…

Drug compounding is under the spotlight after a deadly breakout of fungal meningitis has caused 12 deaths and 112 cases across 7 states, including North Carolina. All of the cases involve a steroid injection given to patients with back pain. As ABC News reports, the specific strain causing the outbreak…

Yesterday, on our Facebook page, we posted an article from the Charlotte Observer about the expansion of the North Carolina Move Over Law which went into effect on October 1st. As a recap, the North Carolina “Move Over” Law was expanded to include utility and maintenance crews including tow trucks…

A newspaper’s in-depth examination of businesses that cheat workers by skimping on insurance coverage might spur important reforms, says workers’ compensation lawyer Ben Cochran of Hardison & Cochran. The Raleigh News &Observer recently published an investigative series called “The Ghost Workers”about businesses that cheat by misclassifying workers and buying a…

Yesterday, Wall Street 24/7 released an article that breaks down approximately 30,000 complaints from consumers about the safety of their vehicle. The article features the top 10 complaint receivers by the make of the car relative to the number vehicles sold. For more information on how this data was compiled,…

Michele Willis was involved in an accident in the winter of 2009 which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. After being medically worked on at the scene of the accident and a long hospital stay which included a complicated surgery, Willis woke up to a new way of life. After…