Stock Photo - 01 September 2023, Berlin: Judge Karolin Noack (M), together with honorary judges Sabine Karnatz (l) and Synnöve Nüchter (r), opens the hearing of the lawsuit filed by Brandstäter, the terminated administrative director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), against his dismissal at the Berlin Labor Court. With his lawsuit before the Labor Court, the former administrative director is essentially challenging the termination of his employment by RBB. The legal dispute also concerns the question of whether the plaintiff is entitled to a lifelong pension and surviving dependents' benefits. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa. - Berlin/Berlin/Germany