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Kentucky Mass Tort Survey

    

 

   

Mass Tort
Kentucky
Survey Results



Tracking and/or reporting of mass tort cases

None known.

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Definition of "mass tort"

None known.

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Procedural rules

Kentucky Court Rules 23.01-23.05. Class actions. The civil rules mirror FRCP 23.

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Statutes

Kentucky Revised Statute § 24A.240. Prohibits class action suits in small claims court.


Kentucky Revised Statute § 22A.020. Jurisdiction -- Appeal procedures.

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Case law

Lamar v. Office of Sheriff, 669 S.W.2d 27. Class action prerequisites. 

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Administrative orders

None known.

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Interlocutory appeal

Interlocutory orders of the trial court are not reviewable by appellate court except as specifically allowed by statute, court rule, and caselaw. See KRS 22A.020(2), authorizing supreme court to promulgate rules and giving court of appeals jurisdiction review of interlocutory orders of circuit court.

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Infrastructure: special dockets

None known.

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Infrastructure: task forces, commissions, or other policy-level bodies

The Kentucky Supreme Court formed a committee to study whether any rule changes related to mass tort litigation should be considered.

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Case management

Jefferson Circuit Court, Thirtieth Judicial Circuit, has civil differential case management. See local rule 7.

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Technology

Statewide Division of Case Management provides technical assistance and support to circuit court clerks relating to records management and financial transactions. This includes training clerks as new technology becomes available and is implemented in court case management systems.

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Last Modified: 8/16/2007 3:37:30 PM

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