Author: Hardison & Cochran

Injured employee

As summer stretches toward its second half and tourism destinations reopen after the pandemic-driven 2020 travel season, many of us are planning vacations. Workers who have been stuck at home because of work injuries may wonder whether they can take a vacation while receiving workers’ compensation. Since you are off…

Claiming compensation after a fatal car accident

Unless you have experienced the loss of a loved one in a car accident, you can’t truly know the shock, sorrow, and overwhelming emotions it causes. If you find yourself dealing with this traumatic, life-changing experience, you may wonder how to go on and what should happen next. At Hardison &…

doctor wearing gloves medical negligence

By some accounts, the third-leading cause of death in the United States after cancer and heart disease is injuries caused by medical error. Not all patient injuries or deaths that happen while under the care of medical providers involve medical malpractice. This makes legal claims of medical malpractice challenging cases…

electronic logbook for truck drivers keeps track

Federal rules adopted last year to require electronic logging devices in commercial trucks are expected to ensure that truck drivers take mandatory rest breaks and reduce truck accidents caused by drowsy driving. The automated logging devices are expected to reduce the possibility that truck drivers would skip mandatory rest breaks…

NC Misconceptions on Personal Injury Claims

Though car accidents and other serious accidents happen every day, relatively few people have gone through a full personal injury claim and lawsuit seeking compensation for their losses. This has led some people who deserve compensation for their injuries to have some incorrect assumptions about personal injury claims. The attorneys…

workers compensation claim form

Some people who receive workers’ compensation benefits feel like their life is on hold. As they go through treatment to recover from their injuries, they know they won’t be able to return to their former line of work. But they’re afraid they will lose benefits if they quit a job…

Truck on the road

A survey of owners of commercial truck and bus fleets finds that newly adopted Hours of Service (HOS) rules for commercial drivers are not well understood and are expected mainly to pose problems with recordkeeping. The survey, New Hours of Service Change Viewpoints: 2020 Transport Industry Study, was conducted from…