No doubt, you have people who depend on you. Your significant other, children, coworkers and even your pets. As the Holiday season ramps up and you begin to go to parties and family get-togethers, the last thing you want to be is sick. Additionally, since its likely you’ll be around…
Welcome to not only our new home for blogging, but our brand new website! The Hardison & Cochran Blog, which previously was located on a Blogger format, is now within our website. It allows for the information we provide each week to be stationed at a one stop shop so…
When a North Carolina worker is injured on the job, they expect the benefits of workers’ compensation to cover the expenses, but many do not know that workers’ compensation benefits may limit their ability to obtain compensation. In some cases of an on the job injury, a third-party liability claim…
FairWarning.org, a website dedicated to providing journalism on issues of health, safety and corporate conduct, recently covered a topic that might be the most hotly debated within the circle of motorcycle riders. Yes, helmets. This article isn’t so much on the laws and the freedom on choice of wearing or not wearing…
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…
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…
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,…
