Overview
- The Landessozialgericht Berlin‑Brandenburg blocked the pension insurer from automatically reclaiming roughly €79,212 in alleged overpayments.
- The court found the claimant violated her notification duties and acted at least grossly negligently by not reporting renewed employment in 2000.
- Judges held the insurer’s failure to conduct income checks for more than 20 years contributed to the overpayment, requiring a discretionary re‑evaluation.
- A later supplementary demand of €3,171.63 was struck down as an unlawful, belated increase to the original repayment order.
- Revision was admitted for reasons of general importance, so the case may proceed to the Federal Social Court.