Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts for each. 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.
5A_873/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning review of a representative guardianship
Summary of the facts
The appellant, who suffers from complex psychological impairments, demands the revocation of her representative guardianship with asset management and/or the change of the mandate holder. The KESB district Liestal rejected the existing requests on 15 December 2025 but made a change of the mandate holder. The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft confirmed this decision on 6 May 2026, insofar as it dealt with it. With an appeal dated 4 September 2026, the appellant addressed the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
The civil appeal is admissible and was filed in time. New requests before the Federal Supreme Court are inadmissible. The appeal is directed against the maintenance of the representative guardianship. The cantonal court did not find any improvement in the appellant's health condition. Her assertions remained unsubstantiated. The facts established by the lower court are binding for the Federal Supreme Court. Arbitrary conduct must be clearly and in detail alleged, which was not done here. The appellant has not presented sufficiently substantiated objections. Allegations of alleged violations of the right to be heard are unfounded. The appeal is obviously insufficiently reasoned, which is why it is not admitted in the simplified procedure. Further requests, such as suspensive effect, are moot. No court costs are charged given the concrete circumstances.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is not admitted, and no court costs are charged.
6B_154/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning tax evasion
Summary of the facts
A.________, a Swiss lawyer and managing director of a company, was found guilty of tax evasion by the Cour d'appel pénale des Tribunaux cantonaux Vaudois on 17 October 2025 in connection with the non-declaration of a dividend amount of CHF 600,000 from 2016 and was fined CHF 40,000. The case concerned the obligation of self-declaration under withholding tax law. The appellant denied having acted intentionally or negligently, particularly citing lack of knowledge about tax obligations.
Summary of the considerations
The obligation to self-declare under withholding tax law exists regardless of a concrete risk or payment default. Mere non-reporting constitutes tax evasion within the meaning of Art. 61 lit. a LIA. The appellant does not dispute the objective elements of the offense but denies the subjective elements (intent/negligence). The lower court was allowed to assume that the appellant had sufficient knowledge to recognize his tax obligation and that he acted at least negligently by failing to provide information to the tax authorities. The appellant's lack of capacity and experience is insufficient to exclude intentional or negligent conduct, especially considering his professional experience and previous similar acts.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant bears the court costs.
8C_166/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning accident insurance benefits
Summary of the facts
An insured person injured his left shoulder while skiing on 4 January 2023. The Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) terminated its benefits as of 7 November 2023, reasoning that the accident only temporarily worsened a pre-existing degenerative impairment. The lower court confirmed this decision. The appellant requested before the Federal Supreme Court that the CNA be obliged to provide benefits beyond 7 November 2023 or, subsidiarily, to order a new medical expert assessment.
Summary of the considerations
- **E.1:** The appeal is admissible (Art. 82 et seq. and Art. 90 BGG). - **E.2:** The dispute concerns the right to accident insurance benefits after 7 November 2023. - **E.3:** The appellant must prove a natural causal link between the accident and the complaints after that date. The assessment is based on medical expert opinions considering the rule of the preponderance of probability. - **E.4:** The lower court relied on the expert opinion of the insurance physician, who assumed a pre-existing degenerative shoulder disease. The SLAP lesion subsequently diagnosed by a treating physician was not recognized by the insurance physician as a consequence of the accident. - **E.5:** The treating physician detailed the connection between the injury and the accident, contradicted the insurance physician's report, and pointed out that the imaging method used might not have been sufficiently conclusive. - **E.6:** The Federal Supreme Court concludes that the divergent medical assessments require an additional independent medical expert examination.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was partially upheld and the matter was remanded to the CNA for the preparation of a new medical expert opinion.
7B_1191/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning a recusal request in a criminal proceeding
Summary of the facts
The criminal proceedings were directed against A.________ for alleged commercial fraud and other property or economic offenses in his role as managing director of C.________ AG. A.________ filed a recusal request against the prosecuting public prosecutor B.________ due to alleged bias. The lower court, the St. Gallen indictment chamber, rejected the request.
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7B_842/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning legal aid and provisional measures
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ challenged two orders of the Cantonal Supreme Court of Zug (dated 18 May 2026 and 16 June 2026). The dispute concerned the rejection of his request for legal aid as well as the application and refusal of provisional measures. The lower court held that the appellant had not sufficiently demonstrated his indigence. Furthermore, his request for securing telecommunications metadata was rejected.
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4A_419/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning rejection of an expert
Summary of the facts
A.________ requested from B.________ SA before the Tribunal de première instance of the Canton of Geneva payment of CHF 225,053.01. After the court obtained an expert report, A.________ applied for the rejection of the expert because he had undocumented contacts with a representative of B.________. The lower court declared the rejection motion inadmissible due to lateness.
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7B_216/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning inadmissibility of summons to conciliation hearing
Summary of the facts
B.________ filed a criminal complaint against A.________ on 17 January 2025 for an alleged defamation offense. The public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Fribourg summoned the parties on 24 January 2025 for a conciliation hearing. A.________ challenged this summons, considering the opening of criminal proceedings under Art. 310 StPO as unfounded. The lower court rejected this appeal due to inadmissibility.
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4A_358/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning an employment law dispute
Summary of the facts
The A.________ SA in liquidation (appellant) filed an appeal against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Vaud, Civil Appeals Chamber, dated 18 June 2026. The appeal concerned an employment law dispute between the appellant and B.________ (respondent).
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2C_46/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning standing for association appeals
Summary of the facts
The association A.________, which in its statutes aims to promote understanding and acceptance of the wolf in Switzerland, appealed against approval orders of the FOEN for the shooting of wolf packs in the cantons of St. Gallen, Graubünden and Valais. The Federal Administrative Court did not admit the appeals because the association lacked legal standing. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the association requested the annulment of the lower court decisions.
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2D_21/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning asylum procedure
Summary of the facts
A.A.________, a Cameroonian national, has repeatedly unsuccessfully applied for asylum since 2016. After temporary admission in 2020 and a renewed asylum application rejected on 11 August 2026, she filed legal remedies with the Federal Administrative Court. The Federal Administrative Court dismissed her requests for legal aid and exemption from advance payment of costs by decision of 1 September 2026. Against this interlocutory decision, A.A.________ filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint procedure with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
8C_171/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning accident insurance in the care sector
Summary of the facts
The respondent, employed as a health and social assistant, suffered a sacroiliac joint blockage on 7 December 2024 while preventing a resident from falling during a toilet visit. The Vaudoise accident insurance then denied its obligation to provide benefits, arguing that no accident within the meaning of Art. 4 ATSG or an accident-like bodily injury occurred. The Social Insurance Court of Basel-Stadt affirmed the insurer's obligation. With an appeal in public law matters, Vaudoise requested that the Federal Supreme Court overturn the lower court ruling.
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5A_716/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial and delay of justice
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court for denial and delay of justice (Art. 94 BGG). Previously, the supervisory authority over debt enforcement and bankruptcy of the Cantonal Supreme Court of Uri dismissed his complaint without form or deadline because it was deemed incomprehensible and procedurally unassignable. The appellant alleged serious procedural defects of the supervisory authority, including alleged suppression of documents and violations of recusal obligations.
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1C_725/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning reconsideration of a demolition order
Summary of the facts
A barn in the agricultural zone (LWZ) on parcel no. 4262 in Sarnen was renovated without a permit. After rejection of a subsequent building application, the authorities ordered its demolition and renaturation of the soil. This decision became final. Later, the owner A.________ applied for reconsideration, supported by a new tenant B.________, who wanted to use the barn for agricultural purposes. The reconsideration request and an appeal to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Obwalden remained unsuccessful.
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9C_170/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning nursing care benefits under health insurance
Summary of the facts
The insured person A.A.________, born in 2011 and represented by his mother, objected to a decision of Mutuel Krankenversicherung AG, which only partially covered nursing care benefits under the KVG. The health insurer replaced the original decision with a new one rejecting any cost coverage. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich did not admit the subsequent appeal due to the absence of an appealable objection decision and referred the matter back to the health insurer.
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6B_32/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning breaches of the Narcotics Act and the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the District Court of Broye and North Vaud of violations of narcotics legislation (LStup) and the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (LEI). The conviction included a prison sentence of 60 days, a fine of CHF 300, and the revocation of a previous conditional sentence of 30 days. The Cantonal Court of Vaud confirmed this judgment. A.________ appealed seeking acquittal and compensations of CHF 1,509.35 and CHF 1,216.10 and requested legal aid.
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5F_37/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revision and legal aid
Summary of the facts
B.________ GmbH in liquidation was dissolved by decision of the Commercial Court of the Canton of St. Gallen on 29 September 2025 and its liquidation ordered according to bankruptcy rules. After the bankruptcy office sealed the applicant's business premises on 11 February 2026, she failed with an appeal against this and a subsequent civil appeal to the Federal Supreme Court. The Federal Supreme Court did not admit the appeal on 29 June 2026 and denied legal aid. On 29 July 2026, the applicant requested revision of this judgment citing legal provisions and additional arguments.
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1C_464/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning driver's license revocation
Summary of the facts
The Road Traffic and Shipping Office of the Canton of Bern revoked the appellant's driver's license for three months on 14 January 2026 due to a measured blood alcohol concentration of 0.42 mg/l (serious offense under Art. 16c para. 1 lit. b SVG). The Bern Appeals Commission confirmed the warning revocation on 22 April 2026 and dismissed the appeal. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 1 September 2026.
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4A_409/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning a request for postponement in an employment contract case
Summary of the facts
The A.________ GmbH (appellant) filed a request to postpone the main hearing before the Labor Court of Pfäffikon, which was rejected on 1 June 2026. She appealed this order to the Cantonal Supreme Court of Zurich, which dismissed the appeal by decision of 25 June 2026. With a submission dated 6 August 2026, the appellant finally turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
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5A_708/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning challengeability of an interim order in divorce proceedings
Summary of the facts
In the context of divorce proceedings, the district judge of Mendrisio-North set a deadline for A.________ to appoint a legal representative, otherwise an official lawyer would be appointed (Art. 69 para. 1 ZPO). Subsequently, A.________ filed appeals which were unsuccessful. The appeal against the forwarding of a letter from A.________ to his legal representative was dismissed by the III Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Ticino by decision of 8 January 2026.
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4A_401/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning tenant eviction
Summary of the facts
The appellants A.________ and B.________ were ordered by the District Court of Winterthur to vacate an apartment because the lease was extraordinarily terminated by the landlord C.________ based on Art. 257d CO. Their appeal to the Cantonal Supreme Court of Zurich was unsuccessful. They then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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5A_819/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning garnishment
Summary of the facts
A.________ was pursued in a debt enforcement procedure by the Debt Enforcement Office Geroldswil-Oetwil a.d.L.-Weiningen. After repeatedly failing to comply with summonses from the Debt Enforcement Office without excuse, he appealed against the actions of the Debt Enforcement Office, which were dismissed by the District Court of Dietikon and the Cantonal Supreme Court of Zurich. He then filed a civil appeal and a subsidiary constitutional complaint with the Federal Supreme Court together with B.________.
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5A_694/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning suspensive effect of a curatorship
Summary of the facts
This case concerns a request by A.A.________ for suspensive effect in connection with a preliminary administrative and representative curatorship as well as an ad hoc representative curatorship (Art. 394 para. 1, 395 para. 1, 445 para. 1 and 449a ZGB) ordered by the lower court in favor of her father B.A.________. The cantonal lower court rejected the request for suspensive effect on 7 July 2026. Both A.A.________ and B.A.________ filed appeals against this decision with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
7B_208/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning therapeutic measure
Summary of the facts
The cantonal authorities extended a therapeutic measure pursuant to Art. 59 StGB, originally ordered in 2006 and repeatedly extended. The appellant filed an appeal requesting that the 2006 judgment and subsequent therapeutic measures be declared null and that he be released immediately. The main issue was whether the prerequisites for the therapeutic measure, particularly regarding the risk of relapse, were still met.
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6B_106/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning misuse of titles in the field of psychology
Summary of the facts
A.________ was fined CHF 500 by penal order of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Neuchâtel for violation of Art. 45 para. 1 lit. a LPsy (unauthorized use of protected titles in psychology). The first instance court acquitted A.________, whereas the cantonal appellate court confirmed the conviction. The dispute concerned particularly the use of the title “Psychosexologist” by A.________, although her qualification did not meet the requirements under the LPsy. A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court requesting acquittal.
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8C_284/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning claim for party compensation
Summary of the facts
A.________ claimed benefits from the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) related to a 2009 accident. After several correspondences between A.________ and the CNA, the CNA found that there was no insurance coverage at the time of the accident. A.________ then filed a complaint for denial of justice with the Tribunal cantonal of the Canton of Vaud. This court dismissed the complaint and did not award party compensation to A.________.
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8C_456/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against a judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zug. The Administrative Court had previously not admitted her appeal against a non-admission decision of the Compensation Office Zug because A.________ did not submit a legally sufficient appeal brief.
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4D_112/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning employment contract
Summary of the facts
The A.________ SA in liquidation (appellant) filed an appeal on 30 June 2026 against a decision of the Tribunal cantonal of the Canton of Vaud, Chambre des recours civile, dated 18 June 2026. The dispute concerned an employment contract. By letter dated 3 September 2026, the appellant informed the Federal Supreme Court of the withdrawal of her appeal.
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5A_652/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning medical compulsory placement
Summary of the facts
A.A. and B.A. filed an appeal against a decision of the Chambre des curatelles of the Tribunal cantonal of the Canton of Vaud, which confirmed a medical compulsory placement of B.A. The original decision was made by a doctor on 8 June 2026 and confirmed by the District Court Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut on 18 June 2026. The appellant particularly requested clarification of fundamental rights violations, the right to be heard, and effective representation of B.A.
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6B_148/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning fraud and related offenses
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, was convicted by the Geneva lower courts for various offenses, including fraud (Art. 146 para. 1 SCC), forgery of documents (Art. 251 para. 1 SCC), money laundering (Art. 305bis SCC), and fraudulent bankruptcy (Art. 163 SCC). He had made false statements about the economic situation of his companies in several cases to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 loans. He appealed against his convictions and the awarded civil claims.
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5A_794/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning denial of justice by the cantonal debt enforcement office
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed a complaint on 4 August 2026 with the Chambre de surveillance des Offices des poursuites et faillites of the Canton of Geneva, alleging an alleged "denial of justice" by the cantonal debt enforcement office in Geneva. The Chambre de surveillance refused to admit the complaint because there was no specific appealable measure from the cantonal debt enforcement office. The appellant then filed a civil appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 17 August 2026.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
6B_54/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning commercial fraud
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Cantonal Court of Schwyz on second instance for commercial fraud (Art. 146 para. 2 SCC) and other offenses (including forgery of documents, mismanagement). He received a prison sentence of 42 months, a conditional monetary penalty, and a fine. A.________ appealed and requested acquittal regarding commercial fraud.
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7B_1237/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning recusal and inspection of plea notes
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ is accused of having killed his wife. In this context, the proceedings were repeatedly interrupted and reformed. The District Court of Weinfelden mistakenly included plea notes of the public prosecutor and the private plaintiff in the files but refused access to them. Furthermore, A.A.________ requested the recusal of the newly appointed adjudicating panel and the court clerk. The Cantonal Supreme Court of Thurgau rejected the recusal request and did not admit the appeal against the refusal of access to the files.
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1C_257/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning exercise of the municipal pre-emption right
Summary of the facts
The dispute concerns the exercise of the municipal pre-emption right by the municipality of Prilly in the Canton of Vaud regarding an undeveloped parcel (no. 1364). After the death of a member of the original plaintiff community of heirs, two of the three heiresses refused to continue the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court. This led to a dispute over their authority to conduct the proceedings. The lower court dismissed the claim, after which the remaining members of the community of heirs and the original purchasers filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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5A_582/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning unilateral divorce claim
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ and the respondent B.________, both born in 1966, married in France in 1999 and have two daughters who are now adults. The spouses have been living separately since December 2015. On 26 August 2016, the appellant filed a unilateral divorce claim and on 12 August 2024 requested a partial judicial decision based on Art. 283 para. 2 ZPO on the grounds for divorce without dealing with the ancillary consequences. Both the first instance court and the lower court rejected the corresponding requests or declared them inadmissible.
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1C_494/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning compensation for aircraft noise in Kloten
Summary of the facts
The judgment concerns a dispute between the community of heirs A.________ and Flughafen Zürich AG (FZAG) regarding diminution compensations for aircraft noise in Kloten on two properties sold by the former owner in 2001. The community claims compensation for formal expropriation of neighbor law defense claims due to excessive aircraft noise emissions from eastern approaches.
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7B_57/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dismissal order of the public prosecutor
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court dealt with an appeal by A.________ against a decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Cour de justice of the Canton of Geneva, which had dismissed an appeal against the dismissal order of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Geneva. The proceedings concerned alleged criminal conduct by the organization B.________ and its representatives in connection with insurance contracts and financial kickbacks. According to the appellant, B.________ had gained unlawful advantages through undisclosed commission payments and rebates. The public prosecutor dismissed the proceedings as there was insufficient suspicion for the offenses of embezzlement, fraud, or abuse of power of attorney.
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6F_13/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revision of a Federal Supreme Court decision
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Criminal Court of the Canton of Jura on 16 December 2024 for incitement to illegal residence and employment of foreigners without a permit and fined. On 11 March 2025, the Federal Supreme Court declared an appeal by A.________ inadmissible. By submission dated 15 June 2026, A.________ requested revision of the Federal Supreme Court judgment. He also filed a motion for the recusal of various persons involved in the proceedings.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
1C_174/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning building permit for demolition and new construction of a single-family house
Summary of the facts
The appellant planned the demolition of an existing residential building and the construction of a new single-family house on his parcel in Wohlen (Canton of Bern). The existing garage structure was to be preserved. The building application also included exceptions concerning building length, boundary distance, and building setback. The lower courts, including the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern, rejected the building permit, among other reasons due to exceeding the permissible building length and undershooting the large boundary distance. They qualified the new building project and the existing garage structure as a building unit.
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8C_670/2025: Upholding of the appeal concerning causality regarding shoulder injuries
Summary of the facts
The insured person, A.________, suffered various injuries including a right shoulder injury in a motorcycle accident on 18 October 2021. Despite existing imaging findings, the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (CNA) denied liability for an operation on the right shoulder. Another injury to the right shoulder occurred on 14 September 2023 in a subsequent accident. The CNA ultimately denied causality between the shoulder injury and the first accident. After completion of the administrative procedure, the Cantonal Court of the Canton of Fribourg confirmed CNA's refusal, whereupon the insured filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.
4D_133/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning commercial lease contract
Summary of the facts
A dispute over a commercial lease contract led to an eviction order by the justice of the peace of the Lausanne district because rent arrears were not paid and a termination was deemed valid. The first instance appeal was declared inadmissible by the appellate court of the Canton of Vaud due to late filing and lack of substantive engagement with the reasoning of the first instance decision.
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8C_99/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revocation of disability pension and observation costs
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, born in 1965, had received a full disability pension since 1 January 2005 due to orthopedic diagnoses. After a review of the pension entitlement by the Office de l'assurance-invalidité pour les assurés résidant à l'étranger (OAIE) including medical expert opinions and surveillance material, this pension was revoked retroactively from January 2018 by decision of 3 November 2022. At the same time, the costs arising from surveillance were imposed on him. Subsequently, the Federal Administrative Court dismissed an appeal against this decision on 16 December 2025.
Full summary of the judgment is available in the portal.