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Kara Kapke
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Kara Kapke

She/Her

Partner

Indianapolis

11 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535

P 317-231-6491

F 317-231-7433

Kara Kapke is a proven litigator who is skilled in aggressively defending complex product liability and mass tort actions. She serves as lead and liaison counsel, skillfully managing expert depositions, arguing critical motions, and coordinating discovery teams across the country. Kara's diverse industry and client experience includes the pharmaceutical, chemical, medical device, retail, and media sectors.

OVERVIEW

Kara Kapke is a proven litigator who is skilled in aggressively defending complex product liability and mass tort actions. She serves as lead and liaison counsel, skillfully managing expert depositions, arguing critical motions, and coordinating discovery teams across the country. Kara's diverse industry and client experience includes the pharmaceutical, chemical, medical device, retail, and media sectors.

Beyond litigation, Kara guides domestic and international businesses through the challenges associated with all types of regulatory matters. She played a pivotal role in collaborating with a state regulatory agency in rethinking a crucial section of the law and guiding legislators to better understand how these changes would ultimately lead to increased efficiency. As outside counsel for local school corporations, Kara brings her sharp analytical skills and legal acumen to educational law matters.

Kara's approach to advocacy combines intellectual rigor with pragmatism, allowing her to distill sophisticated legal theories into actionable litigation strategies. Her direct, objective assessments of client positions can streamline decision-making processes. Whether in the boardroom or courtroom, Kara's innate ability to establish rapport with diverse teams and her keen ear for listening frequently ensure that she champions client interests effectively and in a way that is focused on realizing the right result.

Kara's television journalism background often results in demystifying complex legal, scientific, and medical concepts. Her commitment to understanding the story behind the facts drives her to dig deep, uncovering narratives that can hold the key to more efficient resolution. Her focus on shaping bigger-picture strategy includes the flexibility to seize settlement or dismissal opportunities. Kara's smart instincts and meticulous oral and writing skills aid her in advising on regulatory oversight and parallel litigation proceedings.

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2025

Indiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2010-2012, 2014-2018

Experience
  • Granted dismissal of claims alleging cardiac injury against a manufacturer of medical device, on preemption grounds
  • Successfully represented a global chemical company against allegations that Parkinson’s disease resulted from exposure to a workplace solvent through a grant of dismissal of multiple claims
  • Secured summary judgment for coil manufacturer alleged to be responsible for a massive factory chemical spill and fire
  • Granted dismissal of claims alleging economic harms and personal injury against manufacturer of a medical generator when device failed to start, under preemption motion
  • Represented a global chemical company in successfully securing summary judgment against allegations birth defects from exposure to trichloroethylene
  • Secured dismissal of claims alleging pesticide exposure caused a child’s cerebral palsy, including exclusion of expert testimony
  • Granted summary judgment for herbicide manufacturer in chronic myelogenous leukemia case
  • Represented a pesticide manufacturer in acute myelogenous leukemia case, securing dismissal, including exclusion of expert testimony
  • Secured denial of preliminary injunction and motion to stay in federal court lawsuit relating to sports governing body
  • Granted Anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss and attorneys’ fees for peer-reviewed journal publisher
  • Defended a newspaper in relation to publication of online comments, securing dismissal under the Communications Decency Act
  • Successfully argued to trial court that discovery into third-party media entity's unaired footage should be precluded
  • Successfully argued for dismissal of defamation claims against a newspaper under the retraction statute
  • Granted dismissal, before discovery, of defamation claims against a media entity, upheld on appeal
  • Granted dismissal of claims brought by a former employee for defamation and violation of the Blacklisting Statute
  • Secured dismissal of defamation claims involving allegations of research misconduct
  • Secured dismissal 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
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