Lessons Learned/Confirmed From Jury Trial – Session 1

Because you are a careful business owner, because your landlord required insurance coverage, or just because you wanted to insure your business against catastrophes like fires and floods, you may have secured an “all risk insurance policy.” Most of us think about fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, explosions and similar natural catastrophes as “covered events” under our policies. But did you…

The attorneys at Duarte and Molina, P.C. recently shared the importance of having a will, a power of attorney, a medical power of attorney and a directive to physicians in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information shared resulted in comments and questions listed below. Hopefully, this information will clarify some issues.

In my younger days, I would watch Star Trek. One episode I recall involved a trial where a captain of a Federation Vessel was accused of wrongdoing. The Federation tribunal was in one place; the defendant-accused was in another place; exhibits were retrieved remotely and introduced from the scene of the crime; witnesses were called to testify in far away…

COVID-19 has changed our lives in so many ways and we are all adapting to a new way of life: social distancing, working from home, home schooling our children, lines at supermarkets, etc. But the virus has also brought home a reality that is often ignored – – WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND TOMORROW IS GUARANTEED TO NONE OF US.

For two weeks, Demetrio Duarte led a legal team in a two week trial to fight for the rights of a single mom who made a tragic decision. While having an acquittal is always best, the jury in this case found Mr. Duarte’s client to be guilty of involuntary manslaughter and intoxication assault. “How horrible is it to live with…