Question juridique clé
Whether the state-liability claim for satisfaction against SBB was time-barred under Art. 20 VG.
Solution extraite
The satisfaction claim was filed too late; the one-year limitation period had already expired.
Motifs extraits
The decisive last harmful event was at the latest the Federal Supreme Court judgment of 18 April 2001. The claim was asserted against SBB only on 21 May 2003. The criminal complaint with adhäsionsweise claims was directed only against individuals and unknown persons, not directly against SBB.