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Torts and Damages Notes Outline 4 (part 4 Moral Damages) by on Dec 5, 20112. Moral a. Concept 2217 CCKierulf v. CA 269 SCRA 433 b. Proof and Proximate Cause Miranda-Ribaya v. Carbonell 95 SCRA 672 Del Rosario v. CA 267 SCRA 58 Raagas v. Traya 22 SCRA 839 Enervida v. dela Torre 55 SCRA 339 People v. Bagayong GR. No 126518 (...
Torts and Damages Notes Outline 2 (part 2 Defenses) by on Dec 4, 2011VI. Defenses1) Plaintiff’s Negligence as the Proximate Cause (Art. 2179 first clause)Civil CodeArt. 2179Art. 2179. When the plaintiff's own negligence was the immediate and proximate cause of his injury, he c...
Torts and Damages Case Digest: Singapore Airlines v. Hon. Ernani Cruz Pano, et al. (1983) by on Nov 24, 2011G.R. No. L-47739 June 22, 1983Lessons Applicable: Unjust dismissal (Torts and Damages)Laws Applicable: FACTS:August 21, 1974: Carlos E. Cruz was offered employment Engineer Officer with the opportunity to undergo a B-707 I co...
Tort Reform: Reigning In the Costs Of Medical Care by Health and Beauty Geek on Sep 28, 2011A tort is an action that results in harm to a person or property. Torts can be litigated, and the person who initiates the litigation can be awarded damages if the person accused of wrongdoing had a duty to act in a particular manner but breached tha...
FILAMER CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE vs IAC and Kapunan by Case Digests on Jul 12, 2011Read digest here. Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila 3rd Division GR. No. 75112 August 17, 1992 FILAMER CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, petitioner, vs. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, HON. ENRIQUE P. SUPLICO, in his capacity as Judge of...
FILAMER CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE vs IAC by Case Digests on Jul 12, 2011Read digest here. Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court 3rd Division G.R. No. 75112 October 16, 1990 FILAMER CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, petitioner, vs. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, HON. ENRIQUE P. SUPLICO, in his capacity as Judge of the Court...
In defense of “Dirty Harry” et al by FOO Law and Economics on Oct 14, 2010There is a frenzy out there for heads to roll because of the events of August 23. But wait an orange-juice minute. We’re not cabbages so easily chopped up. Some “deeper” questions have not been raised enough. Among them are: (a) Can officia...
Ghosts on TV, in school, and in the Supreme Court by FOO Law and Economics on Oct 5, 2010In recent memory, three incidents of alleged plagiarism have been reported in the Philippines. One is by Karen Davila, a TV personality; another, by Manuel Pangilinan, a businessman; and yet another, by the Philippine Supreme Court. In all three...
What Wowowee really wants by FOO Law and Economics on Aug 24, 2010From the Philippine Star: Apart from confirming the termination of his contract, the host asked for P5 million in moral damages, P5 million in exemplary damages, attorneys’ fees of P1 million, as well as P500,000 for “other expenses and cost of l...
Plagiarism – the official institutional exemption by FOO Law and Economics on Jul 30, 2010There is an embarrassing report of plagiarism in a recent Philippine Supreme Court’s decision. (See also here at ABS-CBN). The international legal community has picked up on the matter. Plagiarism is a matter of consent within an institution, i...
