Revision appeal costs and final standing of lower labor court judgment

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) dismissed the plaintiff's revision appeal, thereby upholding the judgment of the Hessian Regional Labour Court of 2 July 2008 and ordering the plaintiff to bear the costs of the revision proceedings. The dispute concerned an employment law matter where the employee, acting as the plaintiff, challenged a lower court ruling against them, but failed to establish grounds for reversal before the highest instance. The decisive legal basis rested on the procedural standards for revision appeals under the German Code of Civil Procedure, specifically the lack of legal defects sufficient to overturn the factual findings and legal assessment of the Regional Labour Court, resulting in the preservation of the lower court's decision in favor of the defendant.