<br><br>44.160 Exclusiveness of board's award or judgment. <br>(1) Any action prosecuted to award, judgment or final decision, including dismissal, <br>under the provisions of KRS 44.070 to 44.160 shall preclude the right of a claimant <br>to sue the Commonwealth, its cabinets, departments, bureaus or agencies, or its <br>officers, agents or employees in the Board of Claims or any other forum, except as <br>provided in KRS 44.073(5) when the board determines that it has no jurisdiction <br>over the claim. <br>(2) The final determination of the board shall be given the same res judicata and <br>collateral estoppel effect as any other judicial determination; and, if entered as <br>provided in KRS 44.130, it shall be granted the full faith and credit given to <br>judgments from the Commonwealth's courts in this state and the courts of the <br>United States. <br>Effective: July 15, 1986 <br>History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 499, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended <br>1958 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 4. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 6. -- Created <br>1946 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 3(b). <br>Formerly codified as KRS 176.380. <br><br>