Bell v. Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Department for Community Based Services

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 person without the other persons having filed claims and no class action being certified? The answer to both questions is no.

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