State Liability for False Assurance in Construction Matter

The case concerns a claim for state liability based on the protection of legitimate expectations and a false official statement, where the claimant sought damages from the canton regarding a construction matter. The court reasoned that for liability based on a false assurance or information, the statement must have been given by an authorized official acting within their authority, and the reliance by the claimant must have been objectively justifiable under the circumstances, even if the assurance ultimately proved contrary to formal legal requirements, but in this instance, the communication lacked the necessary formal character or clear commitment from an authorized source to create a binding reliance interest worthy of protection under public law principles of good faith and legitimate expectation.