Key legal question
Whether the Zurich social insurance court could be heard and whether the appeal on territorial competence should succeed.
Extracted holding
The court held that the Zurich court correctly declined jurisdiction over the part concerning damages for federal contributions and that the appeal failed.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 52(5) AHVG, the damage claim is to be brought before the insurance court at the employer's seat; this special rule prevails over Art. 58 ATSG. For corporate employers, the relevant forum is the canton of the company's seat at bankruptcy or prior thereto, regardless of the domicile of the liable organ.