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Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, et al. Vs. Oberto S. Lobusta

MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION and/or WASTFEL-LARSEN MANAGEMENT A/S, Petitioners, vs. OBERTO S. LOBUSTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 177578 | 2012-01-25

D E C I S I O N 

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Petitioners appeal the Decision1 dated August 18, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 74035 and its Resolution2 dated April 19, 2007, denying the motion for reconsideration thereof. The CA declared that respondent is suffering from permanent total disability and ordered petitioners to pay him US$2,060 as medical allowance, US$60,000 as disability benefits and 5% of the total monetary award as attorney's fees.

The facts follow:

Petitioner Magsaysay Maritime Corporation is a domestic corporation and the local manning agent of the vessel MV "Fossanger" and of petitioner Wastfel-Larsen...