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COM. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE v. VINSON

No. 1999-SC-0570-DG.

30 S.W.3d 162 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Appellant, v. Donald R. VINSON; Charles Anderson; and Robert S. Peters, Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Farrow, Department of Agriculture, Richard M. Guarnieri, Johnson, Judy, True & Guarnieri, Frankfort, for Appellant.

Bennett E. Bayer, Lexington, Daniel Egbers, Department of Personnel, Frankfort, for Appellees.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an opinion of the Court of Appeals which affirmed a judgment of the circuit court awarding a total of $1 million in punitive damages and a permanent injunction against the Department of Agriculture for violations of the Kentucky Whistleblower Act, KRS 61.101 et seq.

The questions presented are whether the Whistleblower Act is unconstitutionally vague; whether the plaintiffs are entitled to punitive damages in the...

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