Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite the value in dispute being below CHF 30,000 because a question of fundamental importance was raised.
Decisione estratta
No. The asserted challenge concerned only the application of established case law on medical informed consent to the specific facts, and no urgent need existed to revisit settled jurisprudence.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held that a question of fundamental importance requires a need for clarification to ensure uniform law and legal certainty. Since the case-law on informed consent and burden of proof had long been consistent, isolated academic criticism did not create legal uncertainty.