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Maunlad Trans Inc. vs. Isidro

MAUNLAD TRANS INC., CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES AND/OR AMADO CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. GABRIEL ISIDRO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 222699 | 2017-07-24

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Through this petition for review[1] under Rule 45, petitioners seek to nullify the Decision[2] dated October 15, 2015 and Resolution[3] dated January 22, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA)[4] in CA-G.R. SP No. 122148 which affirmed the ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) finding petitioners liable to pay permanent and total disability benefits in the amount of US$60,000 and 10% attorney's fees in favor of the respondent.
 
The Factual Antecedents

Petitioner Maunlad Trans Inc., (MTI), for and in behalf of its foreign principal, Carnival Cruise Lines, hired respondent Gabriel Isidro as...