Facts
[A.], born in 1956, has been employed as a packaging worker at B. AG since 1979 and was therefore compulsorily insured against the consequences of accidents with Suva. On May 4, 2017, he struck his right inner knee on a lifting platform. The subsequent MRI examination revealed a horizontal tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, grade 3-4 chondropathy in the medial compartment, and cartilage lesions. Suva initially provided the statutory benefits for medical treatment. Due to renewed pain in the area of the right knee joint, [A.] sought medical treatment again on January 9, 2018, whereupon a knee arthroscopy with partial meniscectomy and cartilage smoothing was performed on January 11, 2018.
Suva discontinued its benefits as of December 31, 2017, as the consequences of the accident would have healed within six to twelve weeks after a contusion, and the further complaints were at least predominantly not attributable to the event of May 4, 2017. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz dismissed the appeal filed against this.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court examined whether the lower court violated federal law by denying the appellant's entitlement to benefits beyond December 31, 2017.
The Federal Supreme Court stated that Suva had provided evidence that the event of May 4, 2017, did not constitute even a minor partial…