## How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for Kentucky statutory attorney fees - KRS 412.070 is **KRS 412.070**.

> **KRS 412.070.** In any civil action, the judge shall award the prevailing party a sum for attorney fees. The sum shall be fixed by the judge of the court.

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## Sources

- [KRS 412.070 — Attorney fees in civil actions](https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2023/krs-title-xxxiv/civil-procedure/412-070/)

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Attorney Fees Guide for Kentucky

Kentucky American Rule. No numerical multiplier cap.

42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Civil Rights Attorney's Fees)

Title VII (federal employment discrimination)

Americans with Disabilities Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Kentucky Civil Rights Act

Kentucky Consumer Protection Act

Kentucky Wages and Hours

Kentucky Open Records Act

Kentucky Common Fund Doctrine (codified)

Kentucky Frivolous Claims (Civil Rule 11 sanctions)

A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an unreasonable fee or an unreasonable amount for expenses. (Kentucky has no statutory cap on contingency fees for general civil or tort actions; reasonableness governed by SCR 3.130(1.5). Workers' compensation is separately capped by KRS 342.320.)

Kentucky's fee-shifting statute requiring courts to award attorney fees to prevailing parties in civil actions.