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KKR & CO. INC. v. COMMONWEALTH

Nos. 2022-CA-0347-MR, 2022-CA-0350-MR, 2022-CA-0353-MR.

KKR & CO. INC., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee. AND PAAMCO PRISMA, LLC; PAAMCO/PRISMA HOLDINGS, LLC; AND PRISMA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee, AND DANIEL BOONE FUND, LLC, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee. AND BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC; BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.; AND BLACKSTONE HENRY CLAY FUND, LLC, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rendered: December 1, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Barnett , Abigail Noebels , Ryan Weiss , Max Straus , Houston, Texas. Steven Shepard , New York, New York. Seth Thomas Church , Barbara B. Edelman , Grahmn New Morgan , John Moose Spires , Lexington, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANT KKR & CO., INC.

David Elbaum , Michael J. Garvey , Peter E. Kazanoff , Sara A. Ricciardi , New York, New York. Seth Thomas Church , Barbara B. Edelman , Grahmn New Morgan , John Moose Spires , Lexington, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANTS PAAMCO PRISMA, LLC, PAAMCO/PRISMA HOLDINGS, LLC AND PRISMA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP.

Daniel Cameron , Attorney General of Kentucky. Daniel John Grabowski , John Christian Lewis , Victor Bruce Maddox , Alexander Y. Magera , Aaron John Silletto , Brett R. Nolan , Assistant Attorneys General, Frankfort, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLEE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

Brian Michael Johnson , Carol Anne Stewart , Lexington, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANT DANIEL BOONE FUND, LLC.

Andrew J. Ehrlich , Brad S. Karp , Lorin L. Reisner , Brette Tannenbaum , New York, New York. Donald Joseph Kelly , Jordan Michael White , Louisville, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANTS BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC, BLACKSTONE ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P., AND BLACKSTONE HENRY CLAY FUND, LLC.

Christopher D. Belelieu , New York, New York. Michael W. Oyler , Louisville, Kentucky, AMICI CURIAE BRIEF FOR LAW PROFESSORS.

BEFORE: CALDWELL, DIXON, AND ECKERLE, JUDGES.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

OPINION

The main question presented in these appeals is whether indemnity clauses in several investment-related contracts involving the Kentucky Retirement Systems, now called the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority ("Retirement") are unconstitutional. The Kentucky Attorney...

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