Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant was liable under Art. 52 AHVG for the association’s damage from unpaid employer contributions.
Solution extraite
Yes. The appellant remained liable because he knowingly tolerated outstanding contributions despite the company’s worsening financial situation and should have resigned once his objections to the other board members failed.
Motifs extraits
The lower court correctly found a causal, culpable breach of the duty to pay contributions. The appellant’s arguments did not show any federal-law error, and the criminal investigation’s closure did not preclude civil-social-insurance liability.