Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The full summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
8C_146/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning accident insurance
Summary of the facts
A.________ reported right knee complaints in January 2025 as a relapse of a previous accident. The Swiss Accident Insurance Institution (Suva) denied a claim-based relapse and accident causality and dismissed the objection with reference to an abusive request for an extension of the deadline. The Lucerne Cantonal Court confirmed Suva's decision of non-admission.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The appeal was admitted based on the general application of law and the examination for obvious violations of law by the Federal Supreme Court. The court only limitedly reviewed the factual findings of the lower court pursuant to Art. 105 paras. 1 and 2 BGG. - **E.2:** The core issue was whether Suva’s non-admission decision was lawful due to formal defects. - **E.3:** The cantonal court correctly set out the legal grounds; reference was made thereto. - **E.4:** The lower court found that the appellant had sufficient time despite the statutory deadline to submit a reasoned objection, which was, however, omitted. The reasoning for the request for an extension was deemed manifestly abusive. - **E.4.2:** The appellant’s argument that medical expertise was required was rejected, as a summary objection justification would have been possible even without a medical expert opinion. The lower court’s assessment of evidence was confirmed as correct.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is dismissed, and the court costs are imposed on the appellant.
8C_229/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dental damage and accident causality
Summary of the facts
The appellant, born in 1969, suffered dental damage in 2015 while eating a chicken breast, which was reported as accident-related. The accident insurance Zurich Insurance Company AG subsequently granted a cost approval. In 2025, the appellant reported a relapse and filed a renewed cost application, which the insurer ultimately rejected. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz confirmed this rejection.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The Federal Supreme Court reviews the appeal within the framework of Arts. 95 and 106 BGG. The facts as established by the lower court are generally binding on the Federal Supreme Court. - **E.2:** The disputed issue was whether an accident in the legal sense occurred in 2015. The lower court correctly presented the relevant grounds. - **E.3:** The lower court rightly revoked the obligation to provide benefits. There is no proof of an unusual external factor within the meaning of Art. 4 ATSG for the alleged dental damage. A preponderance of probability for accident causality was not established, and the lack of proof is to the detriment of the insured. - **E.4:** The objections raised by the appellant are unfounded: - **E.4.1:** The appellant could not successfully rely on legitimate expectations, as the cost approval was not addressed to him but to the dental practice. - **E.4.2:** No breach of the duty to investigate by the insurer or the lower court was found, as evidence (such as a witness statement from the spouse) was missing or insufficient. - **E.4.3:** There is no arbitrary factual finding. Since the appellant could not present objective proof of a bone fragment, it remains a mere assumption. The burden of proof lies with the appellant.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, court costs of 800 francs are imposed on the appellant.
4A_441/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning labor law dispute
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the conciliation authority of the Civil Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt in connection with a labor law dispute.
Summary of the considerations
According to Art. 75 para. 1 BGG, an appeal in civil matters is only permissible against decisions of the highest cantonal instances, the Federal Administrative Court, and the Federal Patent Court. The challenged conciliation authority of the Civil Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt does not constitute such an instance. Due to the obvious inadmissibility of the appeal, the proceedings are terminated in simplified procedure according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a BGG. The Federal Supreme Court exceptionally waives the imposition of court costs based on Art. 66 para. 1 sentence 2 BGG due to the circumstances. No party compensation is awarded, as the respondent did not incur any expenses in the proceedings (Art. 68 para. 1 BGG).
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is not admitted, no court costs are incurred, and no party compensation is awarded.
6B_508/2025: Federal Supreme Court judgment on sexual coercion and financial consequences
Summary of the facts
In the Federal Supreme Court judgment, A.A.________ was convicted of multiple counts of sexual coercion and multiple sexual acts with a child. He received a prison sentence of nine years and six months, a fine of CHF 500, and was to undergo outpatient therapy. The High Court reduced the prison sentence to four years and confirmed the fine and further obligations such as the lifelong professional ban and the creation of a DNA profile. Furthermore, A.A.________ was ordered to pay compensation of CHF 25,000 to the victim B.A.________. After the appeal, the High Court partially acquitted him of the charge of sexual coercion. A.A.________ then filed an appeal against this decision, challenging several parts of the judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_231/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dismissal order of the public prosecutor's office
Summary of the facts
The Freiburg Cantonal Court (Criminal Chamber) dismissed on January 14, 2026, an appeal by A.________ SA and B.________ SA against a dismissal order of the public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Freiburg dated March 17, 2025. The two appellants then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on February 19, 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_955/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning pre-trial detention
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, is suspected of having committed serious offenses by violating the Narcotics Act. Since October 8, 2025, she has been in pre-trial detention due to the risk of collusion and flight. The detention was repeatedly extended by the competent coercive measures court of the Canton of Berner Jura-Seeland. After her release was denied in June 2026, the appellant turned to the cantonal appellate authority, which also rejected the request. She then appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_784/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning negligent bodily injury
Summary of the facts
B.________, a foreman, was convicted by the Brugg-Zurzach public prosecutor's office of negligent serious bodily injury with a conditional fine and a penalty. After objection, he was acquitted by the Zurzach District Court, which was confirmed by the Aargau High Court. The injured party A.________ fell 2.5 meters deep at a construction site due to an insufficiently load-bearing roof panel and sustained serious injuries. The accident site was not adequately secured. A.________ demanded that B.________ be convicted of negligent bodily injury.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_747/2025: Acceptance of the appeal concerning advance payment obligation of unemployment insurance
Summary of the facts
An insured person who, after the termination of two employment relationships, applied for unemployment benefits due to health complaints, registered with the Disability Insurance (IV), whose claim he later wanted to assert in the second instance. After an initial rejection, he requested a renewed review (deterioration request), which was also rejected. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich granted him an uncut unemployment benefit for the time of an alleged clarification and thus upheld the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_87/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning assignment of a lease agreement
Summary of the facts
The respondent (B.________ AG) had initially subleased the boutique. The subtenant was liquidated in 2017, and it was disputed whether the lease agreement had been transferred to the appellant (A.________ Sàrl) before that. The original district court and the Lucerne Cantonal Court considered the transfer to be valid and obliged the appellant to pay the outstanding rent.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_231/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning threat and procedural law
Summary of the facts
The appellant was partially acquitted by the Zurich High Court but convicted of threat under Art. 180 para. 1 SCC and sentenced to a conditional fine of 70 daily rates of CHF 30 with a probation period of two years. The appellant filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court requesting the annulment of the judgment and referral back to the lower court. The appeal concerned in particular threat, arbitrariness, the right to be heard, assessment of evidence, and the principle "in dubio pro reo".
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_452/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning international legal assistance in criminal matters
Summary of the facts
The judgment deals with an international legal assistance question in criminal matters, where the Republic of Italy requested Switzerland to transmit evidence in a criminal proceeding against two accused persons for aggravated fraud and money laundering. The Swiss authorities, namely the Ministry of Public Security of the Canton of Ticino (MP-TI), partially granted the request and seized evidence from the company A.________ SA and ordered its transmission. A.________ SA filed an appeal against the orders.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_233/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning breach of fiduciary duty
Summary of the facts
A. Two companies, A.________ SA and B.________ SA, filed criminal complaints against three former employees, including C.________, for breach of fiduciary duty and potentially other offenses. However, the proceedings were discontinued by the competent cantonal court by decision, which the companies criticized. They filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_160/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning pension entitlement in accident insurance
Summary of the facts
A.________, born in 1991, suffered a traffic accident in 2012 with multiple fractures of the lower extremities. Suva initially paid statutory compensations, including integrity compensations of 7.5% and later 10% after an amputation of the left foot. Suva stopped further benefits from September 30, 2023, and denied entitlement to a disability pension with a disability degree of 8%. This decision was confirmed in a reconsideration decision. The Lucerne Cantonal Court dismissed the appeal filed against it.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_713/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability pension
Summary of the facts
A.________, formerly a truck driver, registered with the Disability Insurance (IV) in 2013 after an overload situation (burnout, sleep disorders). Despite several medical expert opinions, permanent incapacity to work was not proven. The IV office of the Canton of Aargau therefore refused, by decision of February 19, 2025, both a disability pension and vocational measures. The Aargau Insurance Court dismissed the appeal against this decision by judgment of October 15, 2025.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_40/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning violations of the Narcotics Act and serious bodily injury
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted in the first instance, among other things, of multiple qualified violations of the Narcotics Act (BetmG), criminal preparatory acts for robbery and other offenses, to a prison sentence of four years and a ten-year expulsion order. The Zurich High Court found him guilty of qualified and multiple violations of the Narcotics Act as well as criminal preparatory acts for serious bodily injury. It confirmed the prison sentence of four years but reduced the expulsion to seven years. A.________ filed a criminal appeal against this judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_651/2025: Dismissal of the appeal concerning disability pension after accident
Summary of the facts
The insured A.________ suffered injuries to the right hand in a traffic accident on March 16, 2018. The Swiss Accident Insurance Institution (SUVA) took over the case and considered the medical condition to be stabilized as of July 10, 2020. According to SUVA, full work capacity existed in an adapted activity without highly demanding manual tasks. By decision of October 5, 2020, and a dismissive objection decision of January 22, 2024, SUVA denied a disability pension and an integrity compensation. The cantonal insurance court of the Canton of Freiburg dismissed the insured’s appeal on October 7, 2025.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_92/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning contract extension of health insurance
Summary of the facts
A couple living in Switzerland since 2020 was insured with Helsana Assurances SA for mandatory health insurance. Due to unpaid premiums, the couple was not entitled to change the insurer, and the contract was extended for 2023. The appellant refused to pay premiums for August and September 2023, resulting in a debt collection procedure. The lower court confirmed the lawfulness of the continuation of the contract and the resulting claims.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_438/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning sentencing and expulsion
Summary of the facts
A.________ was sentenced by the Dietikon District Court to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of CHF 500 as well as expulsion for 5 years for multiple attempted thefts, multiple property damages, trespassing, attempted trespassing, and minor unlawful appropriation. The Zurich High Court reduced the prison sentence to 13 months but confirmed the expulsion and the listing in the Schengen Information System (SIS). A.________ applied to the Federal Supreme Court for the annulment of the theft conviction, a reduction of the sentence to a maximum of 12 months, and to waive the expulsion.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_447/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning precautionary driver’s license withdrawal and driving aptitude examination
Summary of the facts
The appellant challenged the precautionary withdrawal of her driver’s license and the order for a level 4 traffic medical driving aptitude examination by the Basel-Landschaft police (decision dated 21.08.2025). Both the government council of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft and the Basel-Landschaft Cantonal Court dismissed the respective appeals. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_262/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning passive legitimation in a contract on building a brand identity
Summary of the facts
There was a dispute between the appellant A.________ AG and the respondent B.________ about whether the respondent is personally obligated to pay under a contract on building a brand identity. The lower court dismissed the claim, denying the respondent's passive legitimation. The appellant had previously filed a lawsuit with the Aarau District Court, which fully upheld it there.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_814/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning traffic offenses
Summary of the facts
A. was convicted by the Broye and Nord Vaud District Court in January 2025 for multiple traffic offenses, including driving in an unfit state and attempting to obstruct investigation measures, to a fine of 80 daily rates of CHF 30 (with a two-year conditional sentence) and a penalty of CHF 600. The Vaud Cantonal Court confirmed this judgment in May 2025. A. filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the sentence, among other reasons based on violation of the right to be heard.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_554/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning premature filing
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed appeals on August 28 and 31, 2026, against a judgment of the Solothurn High Court. The appeal is directed against a judgment notification that contains only the dispositive; a comprehensive reasoning is not yet available.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_499/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning restoration of deadline and legal aid
Summary of the facts
An appellant who was previously convicted by the Geneva Police Court for simple bodily injury, insult, and threat, and whose judgment was confirmed by the Geneva Criminal Chamber, turned to the Federal Supreme Court. He requested, among other things, the restoration of a deadline to complete his appeal with legal assistance and legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_377/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the tax deductibility of childcare costs
Summary of the facts
A.________ claimed childcare costs in his 2022 tax declaration, which were only partially recognized by the Bern tax administration. After his objection, the deductibility of such costs was completely denied because they were actually paid by the child's mother. Both the tax appeal commission and the Bern Administrative Court confirmed this assessment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_232/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning breach of fiduciary duty
Summary of the facts
A.________ SA and B.________ SA (appellants) filed criminal complaints against three former employees, including C.________ (respondent), for breach of fiduciary duty. After a dismissal order by the public prosecutor of the Canton of Freiburg and the dismissive decision of the lower court, they lodged a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_456/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning non-admission decision of the tax appeal commission
Summary of the facts
A.A. and B.A. filed an appeal against the non-admission decisions of the Bern Tax Appeal Commission as well as the Bern Administrative Court. They requested the lower court to be instructed to admit the legal remedies.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_283/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability insurance
Summary of the facts
A.________, born in 1980, received from the Zurich IV office a temporary full disability pension (September 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024) based on a disability degree of 77%. A further pension claim was excluded. An appeal against the termination of the pension was dismissed by the Zurich Social Insurance Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_985/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning serious sexual offenses and unlawful possession of a knuckle duster
Summary of the facts
The case centers on an Afghan citizen with F residence status in Switzerland, accused of several alleged serious sexual offenses committed between June 2024 and September 2025. He is also accused of unlawful possession of a knuckle duster. The accused denies the allegations and claims that the sexual contacts were consensual.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_674/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the disqualification of the judge
Summary of the facts
A.________ requested the disqualification of the cantonal judge Jeanine de Vries Reilingh in proceedings against a non-prosecution order of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Neuchâtel. This disqualification request was rejected by the criminal chamber of the Neuchâtel Cantonal Court on May 5, 2026. A.________ then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.