Overview

• Judges at the Bundessozialgericht in Kassel convened Wednesday to review Koch’s revision; a decision has not yet been announced.
• In 2020 Koch sought to have his 2010 live-show fall recognized as a work accident, but the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft rejected the claim.
• The Sozialgericht Mannheim and later the Landessozialgericht Baden-Württemberg upheld the rejection, finding no insured employment or quasi-employment.
• Lower courts cited Koch’s unpaid participation contract with ZDF, his self-organized six-person team, and his role as his own director as signs of primarily self-serving motivation.
• Koch was left paralyzed after crashing on a forward somersault over the fourth car during the December 4, 2010 broadcast; success on revision could open access to statutory accident insurance benefits.