It’s springtime and that means it is time for a new season of Carolina Mudcats baseball! Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law is proud to be a sponsor of the Carolina Mudcats, and we are looking forward to opening night at Five County Stadium to start the 2019 season. The…
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) says the U.S. suffered the most pedestrian fatalities in nearly 30 years in 2018 after a 4 percent increase from the number of pedestrian deaths in car accidents recorded in 2017. The report also shows that North Carolina is among the states…
Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law is assessing potential drug injury claims involving medications that contain fluoroquinolones. The drug injury lawyers at Hardison & Cochran offer a free case review to advise people about whether they have a drug injury lawsuit if they or their loved ones have been injured…
Hardison & Cochran Attorneys at Law is a socially responsible law firm and is active in its support of the Autism Society of North Carolina. In recent years, the law firm has had a partnership with the Autism Society in NC and University of North Carolina Athletics to increase autism…
In a “car vs. pedestrian” accident, the person on foot in most cases sustains the brunt of the injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says pedestrians were one of the few groups of road users in the U.S. to experience an increase in traffic fatalities in 2016. For…
Raleigh, North Carolina may not have freezing weather like Buffalo, New York, or Chicago, but the Triangle area still has its share of inclement weather during the winter. For that matter, it’s not only snow, sleet and ice that make roads hazardous. Freezing rain, fog and wind contribute to car…
Q: Is North Carolina a fault state when it comes to car insurance claims? Yes. North Carolina law allows insurance companies to use fault for a car accident to deny payment of claims. Some states require vehicle owners to have no-fault auto insurance coverage, in which insurers must pay for…
Recent statistics show that hit-and-run accidents, in which a driver flees the scene of a car crash, are on the rise in North Carolina and across the nation. In addition to the heightened danger of injury of being struck by a hit-and-run driver, these types of accidents can make it…
The American economy has changed dramatically in the last decade. Many workers who lost jobs in the Great Recession have found that eight-plus years of recovery have not included full-time jobs for them. More and more people of all ages and experience levels are working as freelance or contract workers,…
Hardison & Cochran Managing Partner Benjamin T. Cochran has been recognized by his peers as one of the top workers’ compensation lawyers in the United States. Mr. Cochran, managing partner of Hardison & Cochran, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 in the “Workers’ Compensation – Claimants” practice area….
