LOUISVILLE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT V. HIGHVIEW MANOR ASSOCIATION, LLC;
2008-SC-000599-DG JEFFERSON
CROMWELL LOUISVILLE ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
2008-SC-000644-DG JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON COUNTY PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATOR STEVEN LICHTENSTEIN V. ROBERTA J. BARBANEL
2008-SC-000661-DG JEFFERSON
CHRISTOPHER SHILOH GAMBLE V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
2008-SC-000669-DG FAYETTE
ORLANDO SAXTON V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
2008-SC-000899-DG GRAVES
RACING INVESTMENT FUND 2000, LLC V. CLAY WARD AGENCY, INC.
2009-SC-000007-DG FAYETTE
GLEN AVERY BRYANT V. PULASKI COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND BRIAN BISHOP
2009-SC-000036-DG PULASKI
TAMMY SIZEMORE V. KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
2009-SC-000174-DG FRANKLIN
Saxton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2008-SC-899-DG
Criminal Law. Trafficking in a Controlled Substance within 1,000 Yards of
a School . Culpable Mental State . Entrapment. Issues include whether
conviction under KRS 218A.1411 requires proof that defendant knew drug
transaction was occurring within 1,000 yards of a school; and whether
conviction reflected palpable error and manifest injustice because police
informants designated location of transaction, although issue of
entrapment was not raised at trial .
Bryant v . Pulaski County Detention Center, 2009-SC-36-DG
Qualified Official Immunity. Issues include whether a governmental
employee may assert qualified immunity in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner,
where the prisoner was physically injured by the governmental employee's
acts of "horseplay" or teasing of the prisoner while supervising him on work
release detail .
Racing Investment Fund 2000 v . Clay Ward Agency, 2009-SC-7-DG
Contempt. Limited Liability Companies . Satisfaction of Judgment. Issues
include the trial court's authority to use its contempt power to compel
satisfaction of a judgment against an L.L.C., forcing the L.L.C .'s to make a
capital call for the amount of the judgment per the Operating Agreement
executed by the L.L.C . members.
Gamble v. Commonwealth, 2008-SC-669-DG
Criminal Law. Robbery, First-Degree. The issue is whether a defendant's
written and verbal statements about having a gun, without brandishing it or
pointing to unidentifiable bulges on the defendant's person constitutes
Robbery, First-Degree.
Louisville Metro Health Dept. v. Highview Manor Assoc., LLC . , 2008-SC-
599-DG
Administrative Law. District Court's Jurisdiction. The issue involves the
scope of the district court's authority to review a decision of a local code
enforcement board pursuant to KRS 65.8831 .
Lichtenstein v. Barbanel, 2008-SC-661-DG
Family Law. Wage Garnishment. The issue is whether the trial court can
issue an Income Withholding Order to enforce a judgment based on
property division.
Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Sizemore, 2008-SC-898-DG & 2009-SC-
174-DG
Disability Claims. Pre-existing Condition . Burden of Proof. Retirement
Disability. Total and Permanent Incapacity . The issues are 1 . whether the
courts below have improperly shifted the burden of proof regarding proof of
a pre-existing condition ; 2 . whether multiple sclerosis qualifies as a preexisting
condition ; 3 . whether the courts have improperly substituted their
judgment as to the weight of the evidence for that of the fact finder, and 4 .
whether substantial evidence supports the Retirement System's decision
that Ms. Sizemore failed to establish total and permanent incapacity as
related to her request for retirement benefits based on "relapsing-remitting"
multiple sclerosis.
Cromwell Louisville Assoc. Limited Partnership v. Commonwealth of
Kentucky, Jefferson County Property Valuation Adm. 2008-SC-644-DG
Property Taxes. Administrative Law. The issue is whether the taxpayer
loses the right to a refund if he fails to appeal a Property Valuation
Administration assessment by failing to conference with PVA during the 13
day inspection period held during the same tax year.