What Happens When a Security Guard Is Negligent?
What happens when a security guard is negligent? Very serious consequences can happen. When a security guard is negligent… They fail to perform the job they were hired to do. Individuals with harmful intentions can enter a property. An opportunity for a perpetrator to commit a crime is opened. A crime that should have been […]
Are Most Car Accidents Caused by Human Error?
Getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle is an enormous responsibility that most of us undertake every day. When we choose to drive, we are agreeing to follow the rules of the road and to act in a manner that preserves the safety and wellbeing of both ourselves and all other motorists. While you […]
The First Steps to Filing a Work Injury Claim
Employment opportunities are quite expansive in Baton Rouge and surrounding Louisiana cities. A previous listing of our state’s top 50 employers in The Advocate newspaper listed at least nine Baton Rouge companies on their list, including health care facilities such as dialysis centers and medical centers, heavy equipment rental operations, asset protection firms, interior design […]
Who Is Found Liable for Most Truck Accidents in Louisiana?
When someone is injured in a truck accident, their losses are rarely minor. Permanent disability, extensive medical interventions, years of ongoing treatment, inability to work, and a loss of one’s mode of transportation are all common outcomes of an accident caused by a large truck. Under Louisiana state statutes, the party responsible for causing the […]
How Much To Expect From a Car Accident Settlement
Life after a serious car accident often looks very different from before. If you were injured in a crash, your ability to work, earn a living, pay your bills, deal with medical expenses, and manage your household may have been severely impacted. Damages associated with auto accidents involve much more than just financial losses, too. […]
How Are Trucking Accidents Different From Car Accidents?
Some of the busiest interstates in our country run through Baton Rouge, including I-10, I-12, and I-110. There are also U.S. Route 190 and U.S. Route 61 and Louisiana Highway 415 (LA-415), LA-1, LA-427, and more than a dozen others that run through or around our capital city. As you might imagine, with as many […]
How To Report Nursing Home Abuse in Louisiana
Many families perform extensive research before placing their vulnerable or elderly loved one in a nursing home. That due diligence doesn’t help when a rogue actor, such as an undertrained or overworked caregiver, decides to spontaneously take their frustrations out on your loved one. Nursing home abuse can take on many different forms, and your […]
Bianca | Matkins Obtains Seven-Figure Settlement for Mother After Wreck With 40-Ton Truck
As a South Louisiana law office dedicated to helping injury victims recover the compensation they are rightfully owed, Bianca | Matkins is proud to announce that our attorneys recently secured a seven-figure settlement for a woman who was seriously injured in a truck accident. The case revolved around a woman who suffered injuries to her […]
Louisiana Texting and Driving Laws
The Louisiana Division of Administration’s state-wide motto to combat distracted driving is Take back your drive. Many of us don’t realize just how much is being taken from us by distracted driving. Consider this: When a driver reads a text message at 55 mph, it’s equivalent to driving the length of a football field blindfolded. […]
Dominick “Rusty” Bianca Certified as Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Bianca | Matkins is proud to announce that founding attorney Dominick “Rusty” Bianca officially became a certified member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum late last year. This recognition marks his induction into an esteemed group that fewer than the top 1% of all U.S. trial lawyers have the privilege […]