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Swiss families file legal complaint over New Year's bar fire
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Swiss families sue over a New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, targeting those responsible. The bar's owners face negligence charges.
GENEVA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Families of those who died or were injured in a New Year's Eve fire in the bar of a Swiss ski resort have filed a legal complaint to the Swiss prosecutor's office, a lawyer for a group of victims confirmed to Reuters on Thursday.
"Each family filed a complaint and joined the proceedings as a plaintiff. These applications were accepted (by prosecutors)," Romain Jordan, a Geneva-based lawyer, said in response to emailed questions.
He did not specify the target of the legal complaint, adding only that it was "against all those responsible, without exception".
The criminal investigation into the Crans-Montana fire only includes the bar's owners who are suspected of crimes including homicide by negligence. Questions remain about the fire and the safety procedures in place.
Prosecutors for the canton of Valais did not respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Emma Farge, editing by Thomas Seythal)
A legal complaint is a formal document filed with a court that outlines the grievances of a plaintiff against a defendant, seeking a legal remedy for perceived wrongs.
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