G.R. No. 131523 – 355 Phil. 932 – 294 SCRA 505 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Separation Pay – When Available In April 1994, Nenita Medelyn resigned as chief accountant for Travelaire and Tours Corporation. In January 1995, she filed a labor case against Travelaire for the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
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G.R. No. L-1377 – 80 Phil. 842 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Minimum Wage; Defined – Who are covered Sometime in the mid-1940’s, seventy-six drivers and laborers who were members of the Leyte Farmer’s and Laborer’s Union (LFLU), staged a strike against the Leyte Land Transportation Company, […]
A.C. No. 8158 – 627 Phil. 284 – 613 SCRA 472 – Legal Ethics – Code of Professional Responsibility – Neglect of Duties – Failure to Account In 2005, Atty. Elmer Solidon engaged the services of Atty. Ramil Macalalad for the latter to handle the judicial titling of a parcel of […]
G.R. Nos. 148712-15 – 465 Phil. 477 – 420 SCRA 520 – Criminal Law – Qualifying Circumstance; Treachery – Aggravating Circumstance; Ignominy – Accomplices; Elements At around 6pm on December 28, 1999, in Bauang, La Union, two armed men entered the house of Jessie Barnachea, then 12 years old. Jessie was […]
G.R. No. L-1674 – 83 Phil. 548 – Criminal Law – Justifying Circumstance – Self-Defense In March 1945, Felix Somera, his two children, and their houseboy were on their way home when they were overtaken by Pablo Somera and Faustino Barnachea. Pablo shouted some invective against Felix and thereafter […]
G.R. No. 167683 – 551 Phil. 755 – 524 SCRA 320 – Criminal Law – Justifying Circumstances – Self-defense – Burden of Proof In January 1996, in Bauang, La Union, Federico Calica and Romeo Calica approached a group of men fencing their properties. The Calica’s went there to check […]
G.R. No. L-17194 – 12 SCRA 84 – Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Attorney’s Fees – Services of a Lawyer-Politician In 1949, the testate estate of Numeriana Rallos owes the government a tax liability amounting to P130k. Simeon Rallos, the administrator of the said estate, was assisted by […]
G.R. No. L-1340 – 79 Phil. 345 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Picketing – Illegal Picketing – Splitting of Unions Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech – Picketing In December 1946, the Bisig ng Canlubang Union (BCU) demanded from the Canlubang Sugar Estate (CSE) […]
G.R. No. L-68648 – 144 SCRA 421 – Labor Law – Social Legislation – Increased Risk Theory From 1976 to 1980, Martiniano Sarmiento had been working as a casual laborer in the Bureau of Agricultural Extension (BAE). Three years after his retirement, he filed a claim for disability compensation […]
G.R. No. 179868 – 624 Phil. 523 – 610 SCRA 529 – Labor Law – Social Legislation – Total Permanent Disability In May 2001, while Rizaldy Quitoriano was on duty as an employee (2nd Officer) aboard the foreign ship MV Trimnes, he experienced some numbness and weakness with severe […]
G.R. No. L-7586 – 100 Phil. 789 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Rights – Picketing Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech Narcisa De Leon was the owner of a parcel of land where the Dalisay Theater stands. She does not own the building. […]
Or should there be a 2015 Bar exams at all? I know it’s kind of early to tell but since a lot of universities are adjusting the start of their school year from the traditional June-March academic year to August-May, I think the 2015 bar exams should also be […]