Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of Shelton Brothers, Inc.

By Capes Sokol | June 20, 2011

The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted summary judgment in favor of Shelton Brothers, Inc. in a dispute over whether Shelton Brothers, Inc. violated the Missouri Franchise Law. Shelton Brothers, Inc. is a Massachusetts beer supplier selling its beer in 48 states, including Missouri. The court found that Shelton Brothers, Inc. did not violate…

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Capes Sokol Welcomes 2011 Summer Associates

By Capes Sokol | June 7, 2011

Katie A. Hardt and Philip R. Dore joined Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. as summer associates in June 2011. Katie A. Hardt Katie is currently a student at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri where she expects to earn her J.D. in December 2011.  She is on the Dean’s List,…

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Jury Awards Capes Sokol Client $9.6 Million

By Capes Sokol | May 3, 2011

A client of Shareholder Gary R. Sarachan was awarded 4 million dollars in actual damages and an additional 5.6 million dollars in punitive damages for a total of 9.6 million dollars by a Franklin County Jury on April 28, 2011, for the wrongful death of her son. The suit arose from an airplane crash in…

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