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Casumpang vs. Cortejo

NOEL CASUMPANG, RUBY SANGA-MIRANDA and SAN JUAN DEDIOS HOSPITAL, Petitioners, vs. NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent. G.R. No. 171217 DRA. RUBY SANGA-MIRANDA, Petitioner, vs. NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent. G.R. No. 171228 SAN JUAN DEDIOS HOSPITAL, Petitioner, vs. NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 171127, 171217 & 17122 | 2015-03-11

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
We resolve the three (3) consolidated petitions for review on Certiorari1 involving medical negligence, commonly assailing the October 29, 2004 decision2 and the January 12, 2006 resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 56400. This CA decision affirmed en toto the ruling of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 134, Makati City.
 
The RTC awarded Nelson Cortejo (respondent) damages in the total amount of P595,000.00, for the wrongful death of his son allegedly due to the medical negligence...