Kara Kapke
Litigation Attorney @Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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WORK HISTORY
Litigation Attorney @Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Representative experience includes:Abney et al. v. Univar USA, Inc. et al, No. 5:10-cv-00303 (E.D. Ky. 2012); multi-plaintiff lawsuit alleging that manufacturing workers developed Parkinson\'s Disease as a result of alleged exposure to product; motion to dismiss based on expiration of the statute of limitations granted. White v. Dow Chem. Co, No. 2:05-0247 (S.D. W. Va. Nov. 29, 2008), aff\'d, 321 Fed. Appx. 266 (4th Cir. Apr. 8, 2009): chronic myelogenous leukemia wrongful death case; summary judgment granted and affirmed.Junk v. Terminix Int\'l Co, 594 F. Supp. 2d 1062 (S.D. Iowa 2008): child cerebral palsy case; summary judgment granted and expert excluded.Containment Technologies Group, Inc. v. American Society of Health System Pharmacists, 1:07-cv-0997-DFH-TAB (S.D. Ind.): Obtained summary judgment and an award of attorney\'s fees for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the national scientific journal it publishes, in a defamation action by a disgruntled equipment manufacturer, based on the journal\'s publication of a peer-reviewed, comparative study of sterile pharmaceutical-compounding devices.Collins v. Purdue University, 2010 WL 12•••16 (N.D. Ind. March 24, 2010): Helped client obtain ruling that it, a newspaper, is not liable for readers’ comments posted to its website in response to a story. Dismissal of Claims under the Anti-SLAPP Act: Helped client obtain dismissal under the Anti-SLAPP Act of defamation, invasion of privacy/false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims brought by a former employee against his former supervisor and a former subordinate. Because of the Anti-SLAPP victory, obtained a judgment in client\'s favor for attorneys\' fees. Also obtained summary judgment on the former employee\'s wrongful discharge claim.
EDUCATION
Duke University School of Law
J.D.
Indiana University Bloomington
B.A.J.
SKILLS
ABOUT KARA KAPKE
Kara Moorcroft Kapke is a litigator in Indianapolis with diverse experience defending…
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