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BELL v. CABINET FOR HEALTH & FAMILY SERV'S

No. 2012-SC-000600-DG.

423 S.W.3d 742 (2014)

Mary BELL; Thomas E. Bell, as Next of Friend; and Hon. Richard Dawahare, Appellants v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Frank Dawahare , Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellants.

Timothy J. Salansky , Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Legal Services, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

This case presents two questions. First, may a trial court order the payment of attorney's fees solely for egregious conduct without statutory authorization or a contract providing for such fees? Second, may a trial court order the disclosure of records of all persons participating in a federally funded community-based services program operated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services after having decided the claim of one...

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