Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCO) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present you with detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and rulings. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts in each case. The complete summaries of all judgments are available in the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
4A_293/2026: Contractual limitation of liability in alleged breaches of a share purchase agreement
Summary of the Facts
The appellant acquired all shares of a company from the respondents. Due to alleged breaches of contractual assurances, she claimed a purchase price reduction of CHF 9,750,000.-- or damages before the cantonal courts. The appellate court, based on proven breaches of individual assurances, ordered the respondents to pay a total of CHF 1,000,000.-- and rejected the further claims insofar as it dealt with them.
Summary of the Considerations
(Para. 1) The admissibility requirements are met; the appeal is admissible subject to sufficient reasoning. (Paras. 2.1–2.4) The Federal Supreme Court explains the requirements for the appeal reasoning, factual and constitutional complaints, and the challenge to the evaluation of evidence. (Para. 3) The appellant largely fails to engage sufficiently with the lower court's reasoning and merely offers appellate criticism. (Paras. 4–4.2.3) The general allegation of bias of the lower court panel is not substantiated; the grounds for recusal under Art. 47 and 49 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code are neither met concerning the individual judge nor due to alleged legal or evidentiary errors. (Paras. 5–5.2.4) The complaints regarding the investigation report, fraudulent conduct, and warranty defects are not sufficiently reasoned. The contractual limitations of liability and damages are valid, and liability beyond CHF 1,000,000.-- is not demonstrated. (Paras. 6–6.2) The complaint concerning unbooked supplier invoices does not meet the reasoning requirements; moreover, the application of the contractual limitation of damages is not refuted. (Para. 7) The submissions regarding the allegedly fraudulent misuse of factoring are not addressed due to insufficient legal complaints. (Paras. 8–8.3) Regarding unpaid taxes, the appellant does not engage with the lower court's independent alternative reasoning; therefore, the appeal is inadmissible in that respect. (Paras. 9–9.2) The lower court did not violate the disposition principle or the prohibition of arbitrariness by denying a breach of the assurance concerning social security contributions. (Paras. 10–10.2) The assertion of an assurance of EBITDA and a multiplication factor is not established and is not sufficiently challenged; Art. 42 para. 2 CO was also invoked for the first time before the Federal Supreme Court and its conditions are not met. (Para. 11) The appeal is rejected insofar as it is admissible; the appellant shall bear the costs and pay a contribution to the respondents' legal fees.
Summary of the Ruling
The appeal was dismissed insofar as it was admissible. The appellant bears the court costs of CHF 33,000.-- and owes the respondents a contribution to their legal fees of CHF 38,000.--.
8C_663/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV and challenge of an interlocutory order
Summary of the Facts
The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich set a non-extendable deadline of ten days for the appellant to state the reasons for the requested determination of legal delay/denial of justice and to re-submit the appropriately shortened appeal. She appealed this interlocutory order to the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the Considerations
(Para.1) The challenged interlocutory order contained conditions for the reasoning and shortening of the appeal as well as the threat of non-admission. (Paras. 2.1–2.2) An interlocutory order is only independently appealable if it can cause an irreparable legal disadvantage; this disadvantage must be demonstrated in the appeal brief. (Para.3) The appellant did not sufficiently demonstrate such a disadvantage; none is apparent since a non-admission is decided only in the final judgment and afterwards the appeal to the Federal Supreme Court remains open. (Para.4) The appeal is not admitted under the simplified procedure pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a and b BGG. (Para.5) Exceptionally, court costs are waived.
Summary of the Ruling
The appeal was not admitted. The request for legal aid was rejected and no court costs were charged.
2C_648/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning precautionary seizure and rehoming of dogs
Summary of the Facts
The appellant is the owner of five dogs. After the veterinary office initially ordered a general leash obligation and the precautionary seizure, the precautionary seizure was replaced by a definitive seizure of four dogs. The administrative court dismissed a proceeding concerning precautionary measures as moot. The appellant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, although the health directorate had already prohibited the rehoming of the dogs as a precautionary measure.
Summary of the Considerations
(Para.1) The appellant owned five dogs; he filed cantonal legal remedies against various veterinary orders. The administrative court consolidated the proceedings and dismissed one as moot. (Para.2) The appeal is directed only against the dismissal of the proceedings concerning the precautionary seizure. (Para.3.1) The challenged order concerns precautionary measures and is an interlocutory decision. (Para.3.2) An appeal against such an interlocutory decision is generally only admissible if it causes an irreparable disadvantage; whether to waive this in case of alleged denial of justice can remain open. (Para.4.1) Under Art. 89 para. 1 lit. c BGG, the appeal requires a current and practical legitimate interest. (Para.4.2) The appellant sought to prevent a definitive rehoming of the dogs through precautionary measures. (Para.4.3) However, the rehoming was already prohibited by precautionary orders of the health directorate. Therefore, a current and practical interest was lacking; the conditions for an exceptional waiver were not met. (Para.5.1) The appeal was obviously inadmissible; therefore, the single judge did not admit it; the requests for precautionary measures became moot. (Para.5.2) The request for legal aid and representation was rejected due to obvious lack of prospects; court costs were exceptionally not charged.
Summary of the Ruling
The appeal is not admitted. The request for legal aid and representation is rejected, while no court costs are charged.
4A_477/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning enforcement of eviction from a rental property
Summary of the Facts
The landlord terminated the lease for an unfurnished room and, after several proceedings, obtained permission to evict the tenant forcibly. The cantonal appellate court did not admit the tenant's appeal against the authorization for direct enforcement due to insufficient reasoning. The tenant lodged a civil appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against this decision.
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7F_48/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revision of a Federal Supreme Court non-admission decision
Summary of the Facts
The petitioner filed a request for revision against judgment 7B_636/2026 of the Federal Supreme Court dated 23 June 2026. In that judgment, her appeal concerning the reinstatement of the deadline for filing a notice of appeal due to obviously insufficient reasoning in simplified procedure had not been admitted.
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8C_632/2026: Complaint for delay in proceedings against a cantonal administrative court
Summary of the Facts
The appellant accused the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern of legal delay with a submission dated 24 September 2026 because it did not respond promptly to a submission of 23 September 2026. The Administrative Court closed the matter with a judgment dated 30 September 2026.
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8C_312/2026: Insurance benefits after knee injury and costs of judicial expert opinion
Summary of the Facts
The insured injured his left knee and initially received benefits from accident insurance. CNA stopped benefits as of 21 May 2024, assuming a temporary worsening of a degenerative precondition. The cantonal lower court partially upheld the appeal, relied on a court expert opinion, and imposed the costs of the judicial expert opinion on CNA.
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1C_582/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning suspensive effect in a traffic regulation
Summary of the Facts
The Traffic and Infrastructure Office of the Canton of Lucerne ordered a trial traffic measure limited to a maximum of one year on Pilatusstrasse in Lucerne. A.________ AG, which operates a hotel there, filed an administrative court appeal and requested suspensive effect. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne rejected this request, whereupon A.________ AG lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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8C_645/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning obligation to pay for a Covid-19 illness reported as an occupational disease
Summary of the Facts
The respondent rejected an obligation to pay benefits beyond 5 October 2022 for the Covid-19 illness reported as an occupational disease. The appellate court partially upheld the appeal against this, repealed the objection decision, and remanded the case for obtaining an external expert opinion and further investigations. The appellant filed an appeal against this remand decision with the Federal Supreme Court.
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6B_243/2026: Qualified rape, sentencing and expulsion
Summary of the Facts
The Criminal Court of Lucerne convicted A.________, among other things, of rape, sexual coercion, pornography, depiction of violence, violations of weapons and narcotics laws, sentencing him to imprisonment and a fine as well as a ten-year expulsion. The Cantonal Court of Lucerne qualified the rape as aggravated, confirmed the expulsion, and awarded B.________ compensation. A.________ requested acquittals, waiver of expulsion, and annulment of the compensation before the Federal Supreme Court.
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8C_413/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning social assistance due to failure to pay the cost advance
Summary of the Facts
The appellants challenged the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen concerning social assistance and requested legal aid. After rejection of this request, they were ordered to pay a cost advance within the deadline and subsequently within a grace period but failed to do so.
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8C_346/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning social assistance due to failure to pay the cost advance
Summary of the Facts
A.________ and the company B.________ appealed the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen concerning social assistance. After their request for legal aid was rejected, they were ordered to pay a cost advance within the deadline and grace period but failed to do so.
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7B_756/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning refusal to reopen preliminary proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The lower court declared the appeal concerning the refusal to reopen two preliminary proceedings partly inadmissible and otherwise dismissed it. A.________ filed a criminal appeal against this, applied for legal aid, and requested consolidation with another proceeding.
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8C_520/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning legal aid in social welfare proceedings
Summary of the Facts
The appellant and his family, as Ukrainian nationals with protection status S, received financial support. After the competent social welfare authority warned him about his duty to cooperate and announced a reduction or cessation of support, he challenged the warning and requested legal aid for the proceedings. The cantonal instances rejected the request; he appealed the final decision to the Federal Supreme Court and additionally requested suspensive effect.
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9C_596/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning benefits of the invalidity insurance
Summary of the Facts
The insured repeatedly registered with the disability insurance for benefit entitlement. After further investigations, including a multidisciplinary expert opinion, the IV office denied entitlement; the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the appeal against this. The insured's mother then filed a public law appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
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4A_428/2026: Precautionary measures and dismissal of the appeal proceedings due to settlement
Summary of the Facts
The appellant appealed a judgment of the Federal Patent Court concerning precautionary measures and dismissal due to settlement. During the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, the parties concluded an out-of-court settlement that conclusively regulated the subject matter of the dispute and the cost and compensation consequences.
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4A_555/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning legal aid
Summary of the Facts
A.________ challenged a decision of the Tribunal régional du Littoral et du Val-de-Travers in which legal aid was refused and simultaneously requested legal aid for the cantonal appeal proceedings. The cantonal appellate court rejected the request and set a deadline for payment of a cost advance. He appealed this order to the Federal Supreme Court and requested legal aid for the Federal Supreme Court proceedings.
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8C_447/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning objection deadlines in accident insurance
Summary of the Facts
The appellant appealed to the cantonal court against the Suva's objection decision, in which Suva did not admit objections against two orders. The Insurance Court of the Canton of Aargau confirmed the non-admission decision, whereupon the appellant lodged an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
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4A_595/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning dissolution and liquidation of a corporation
Summary of the Facts
The president of the Zofingen District Court dissolved A.________ AG and ordered its liquidation according to the provisions on bankruptcy. The cantonal court of the Canton of Aargau rejected the appeal filed against this. A.________ AG filed a civil appeal and submitted various requests.
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7B_213/2026: Suspension of appeal proceedings against several minor co-defendants
Summary of the Facts
The appellant and other then-minor defendants are accused of jointly attacking the private plaintiff and causing severe brain injuries. The proceedings were conducted separately. The cantonal appellate court suspended eight appeal proceedings until the final conclusion of three proceedings still pending before the juvenile court, so that a joint decision might possibly be made. The appellant challenged the suspension.
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