Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court violated the binding effect of the Federal Supreme Court's remand order by re-examining party-plaintiff status
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. After the remand, the cantonal court had to apply the CPP; it was entitled to examine afresh whether the conditions for party-plaintiff status were met.
Extrahierte Begründung
The remand bound the lower court only on points definitively decided. The earlier ruling had finally rejected the company's civil claims, while the question of party status under the new procedural regime was not finally decided. Under the transitional rules, the CPP governed the renewed proceedings.