Question juridique clé
Whether the claim against SUVA was timely despite the long latency of the asbestos disease
Solution extraite
The absolute ten-year period under Art. 20 para. 1 VG runs from the damaging act or omission, not from the occurrence or discovery of the damage; claims may expire before the damage becomes known.
Motifs extraits
The wording, purpose, and prior case law on VG, criminal limitation, and tort law support an act-based start of the absolute period; legal certainty, peace, evidentiary concerns, and debtor protection justify the rule.