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Apr 26, 2023 securities-regulation-code sec registration-statement fraud corporate-liability probable-cause

SEC Fraud Liability: When Projected Completion Dates Are Not Untrue Statements

Supreme Court clarifies that forward-looking statements in SEC registration filings are not automatically fraudulent misrepresentations under the Securities Regulation Code.

Aug 14, 2019 maritime law seafarer disability poea-sec fraudulent misrepresentation medical abandonment

Seafarers Disability Claim Denied for Concealing Pre-Existing Condition and Abandoning Treatment

Supreme Court denies seafarer's disability claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in PEME and medical abandonment under the 2000 POEA-SEC.

Aug 23, 2017 seafarer rights disability benefits poea-sec fraudulent misrepresentation pre-existing illness maritime law

Breach of Contract: When Concealing Pre-Existing Illness Negates Seafarer Disability Claims

Philippine Supreme Court rules on seafarers' disability benefits, fraudulent misrepresentation, and pre-existing conditions under the POEA-SEC.

Apr 25, 2012 syndicated estafa corporate veil criminal liability directors fraud pd 1689

Corporate Veil Piercing: Directors Held Liable for Fraudulent Misrepresentation in Syndicated Estafa

Supreme Court ruling on when corporate directors can be held criminally liable for estafa despite the separate juridical personality of corporations.