Legal Opinion
Furtula v. University of Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 2014No. 2011-SC-000332-DGPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice VENTERS.
In this opinion, we review an opinion of the Court of Appeals holding that the Uni-versify of Kentucky is shielded by the doctrine of governmental immunity from the claims of employees who assert that the University breached contractual obligations to provide them with benefits under a long-term disability compensation program adopted by the University.
The state universities of this Commonwealth, including the University of Kentucky, are state agencies that enjoy the benefits and protection of governmental immunity except where it has been explicitly…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kellum v. Browning's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- In the Matter of Penn Central Transportation Company. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Comair, Inc. v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2009
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