If you have little ones at home, no doubt both you and your children are looking forward to Halloween. The days leading up to Oct. 31 include picking out a costume for your little goblin or princess, carving a pumpkin, stocking up on candy, and planning the route your trick-or-treaters…
One person has died, and more than 100 people have become ill with Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever traced to a hot tubs exhibit at the N.C. Mountain State Fair in Fletcher, N.C., in September, according to multiple news reports. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by bacteria known as Legionella. People…
Two Kansas school districts are apparently following the lead of North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein by suing e-cigarette companies and asserting that they have marketed vaping to children. Officials of the Goddard School District, just west of Wichita, Kansas, have authorized a local law firm to sue the makers,…
A recent study says late model cars are becoming safer in collisions. Yet, in a front-end car crash, female passengers wearing seat belts are much more likely than men to be seriously injured or killed. A primary reason that women are at greater risk of suffering car accident injuries in…
Despite a changing cast of electric scooter rental companies in Raleigh, data from N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles show e-scooter accidents continue to cause harm across North Carolina. How Dangerous Are Electric Scooters? A Charlotte Observer report says there were 35 injuries reported in electric scooter crashes in Raleigh and Charlotte from January 2018 through May…
Hardison & Cochran Sponsor the 2019 Camp Royall Classic Hardison & Cochran, NC Lawyers are happy to Sponsor the Raleigh Golf Tournament hosted by the Autism Society of North Carolina. Apart from offering top quality legal solutions to their thousands of valued clients, the firm is also passionate to bring back…
It is a common question that people have because of the growing awareness of cell phone use and efforts to curb distracted driving. The answer is: “It depends.” Avoid Distracted Driving in North Carolina Distracted driving of all kinds should be avoided. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) offers…
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…
