Kentucky Supreme Court

Mary Bell Thomas E. Bell, as Next of Friend and Hon. Richard Dawahare v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet For…

February 20, 20142014 Ky. LEXIS 86

Summary

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that a trial court lacks authority to award attorney’s fees absent statutory or contractual permission or a sanction for contempt, and that it may not order disclosure of other program participants’ records because the plaintiff lacks standing and the request is unrelated to her claim.