Question juridique clé
Whether the legal appeal deadline could be restored because counsel was allegedly prevented by force majeure.
Solution extraite
The alleged circumstance was not proven to the required standard and, in any event, did not qualify as force majeure.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court and the Federal Supreme Court held that the omission looked like a common oversight; the evidence did not show an extraordinary, unavoidable event, and the stricter force-majeure standard for statutory deadlines was not met.