Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2023-15 BCR 2.1

Any Civil Case with proper venue in Jefferson Circuit Court shall be

assigned to the Business Court Docket if the Gravamen of the dispute relates

to any of the following:

a. Breach of contract claims involving a Business Entity, other than

(1) contract disputes involving claims by a Consumer against a Business Entity

which are not asserted as part of a Complex Consumer Class Action; and (2)

contract disputes involving claims by a Business Entity to collect an account

from a Consumer;

b. Business tort claims against a Business Entity, Affiliated Person or

employee or agent including but not limited to, interference with contract or

prospective business relationships, fraud, misrepresentation, false advertising,

antitrust, unfair competition, unfair trade practices, trade libel or

disparagement;

c. Business Class Actions not brought by Consumers, with the

exception that Complex Consumer Class Actions are eligible;

d. The formation, governance, internal affairs, operations, control,

dissolution or liquidation of a Business Entity; The rights, obligations, liability

or indemnity by, between or among one or more Affiliated Persons of a

Business Entity;

e. Claims of breach of fiduciary duty or statutory violations relating to

a Business Entity or an Affiliated Person arising out of business transactions

or relationships;

f. The valuation, offering, solicitation, sale, purchase, transfer,

hypothecation or possession of a Business Interest;

g. The provisions of KRS Chapters 14A, 271B, 272, 272A, 273, 273A,

274, 275, 279, 292, 362, 362.1, 362.2, 365 and those pertaining to any

statutory or business trusts under KRS Chapters 386 or 386A;1

h. Intellectual property, trade secret (including under the Uniform

Trade Secret Act), nondisclosure, confidentiality, non-competition and non-

solicitation disputes;

i. Transactions governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, except

Consumer transactions;

j. Franchise, distribution, agency or dealer disputes;

k. The purchase or sale of all or part of a Business Entity, whether by

merger, acquisition of assets or ownership interests therein, or otherwise;

Insurance, indemnity, surety and guaranty contracts and bonds, insuring

Business Entities and their Affiliated Persons and employees against liability,

loss and damage, including coverage disputes, but not including suits in which

the Gravamen of the suit is a Personal Injury Dispute, a claim for wrongful

death, or property damage for non-business property owned or possessed by a

natural person;

l. Commercial real estate, except where the Gravamen is a Personal

Injury Dispute, wrongful death or property damage for non-business property

owned or possessed by a natural person;

1 Acts included are the Business Entity Filing Act (KRS ch. 14A), Kentucky Business

Corporation Act (KRS ch. 271B), Cooperative Corporations and Associations Act (KRS ch. 272),

Uniform Limited Cooperative Associations Act (KRS ch. 272A), Nonprofit Corporations Acts

(KRS ch. 273), Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations Act (KRS ch. 273A), Professional Service

Corporations Act (KRS ch. 274), Limited Liability Company Act (KRS ch. 275), Rural

Cooperative Corporations Act (KRS ch. 279), Blue Sky Law (KRS ch. 292), Uniform Partnership

and Uniform Limited Partnership Acts (KRS ch. 362), Revised Uniform Partnership Act (KRS

ch. 362.1), Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (KRS ch. 362.2), Assumed Names and

Trademarks Act (KRS ch. 365), and acts regarding Business Trusts and Statutory Trusts (KRS

chs. 386 and 386A).

m. Environmental disputes arising from a breach of a contractual or

legal obligation or indemnity between Business Entities;

n. The provision of professional services to a Business Entity or the

provision of professional services regarding the valuation, offering, solicitation,

sale, purchase, transfer or possession of a Business Interest; or

o. Claims involving a Business Entity or Business Interest not

included above, or excluded under BCR 2.2 below, that otherwise should be

considered eligible for assignment to the Business Court, in the discretion of

the Business Court.