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With the temperature starting to drop, we figured this would be a great time to go over some fireplace safety tips. While the temperatures didn’t drop too far this past weekend, it was a reminder that colder weather is only a few weeks away. According to the US Fire Administration,…

“There are a lot of people taking drugs to treat the side effects of drugs, and sometimes that makes sense, and maybe the initial drug is essential. But when you’re taking a drug to treat the side effect of a drug which is treating the side effect of another drug,…

“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…

If you have been reading the Hardison & Cochran Blog here lately, you may have noticed we’ve been posting frequently about athletics. From the end of the NFL Lock-out, to the start of the college football season and of course our own Hardison & Cochran Kings basketball team. Today, we’re…

If you keep up with the blog, you know about the complications associated with metal on metal hip implants like Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy ASR. Yesterday, the New York Times Business Section had a report on the soaring number of complaints these hip replacement systems are receiving at the FDA….

As of today (August 23rd), it looks like North Carolina is going to get some serious weather over the weekend due to Hurricane Irene. If this Weather Channel graphic turns out to be correct, then Irene will be hitting the shores of North Carolina on August 28th at 2am as a category 3 hurricane. While…

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…

In July, the Social Security Administration added 12 conditions to the list of Compassionate Allowances. The 12 conditions added all involve severe heart diseases. With the addition, the list of Compassionate Allowances now rounds out to 100 conditions. Below, the 12 new conditions are listed. If you would like more…