Supreme Court: Bank Cannot Recover Funds Made Available Through Its Own Gross Negligence
In a case involving a prematurely cleared regional check, the Supreme Court ruled that a bank cannot invoke unjust enrichment when its own failure to follow basic banking safeguards was the proximate cause of the loss. What happens when a bank makes money available to a depositor because of its own mistake—and the depositor withdraws […]
Supreme Court Upholds Psychological Violence Conviction in Marriage-License Withdrawal Case
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man for psychological violence under Republic Act No. 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, in a case involving his willful withdrawal of a marriage-license application after the woman became pregnant and the parties had publicly committed to marry. The Case […]
