Violation of personality rights Ringier must pay Spiess-Hegglin over CHF 320,000 for article
The Cantonal Court of Zug has ruled that Ringier must pay Jolanda Spiess-Hegglin CHF 309,531 plus five percent interest for four articles that violated her personality rights. The court largely accepted the plaintiff's calculations.
27.01.2025, 09:00
SDA
In addition, the media company Ringier must pay the former Zug cantonal councillor compensation of CHF 112,495. Her lawyer claimed a profit of CHF 431,000 plus interest.
This is not the first time Jolanda Spiess-Hegglin and the media company have been in court. In 2022, the Zug Cantonal Court ruled that "Blick" had violated Spiess-Hegglin's personality with four articles. Ringier had to hand over the profits made.
The proceedings before the Zug cantonal court arose from Blick's reporting on the Zug Landammann celebration in 2014. Spiess-Hegglin attended the event, where an intimate encounter took place.
