- The defendants are not all women. There is one male defendant.
- No one accused Ullja Kuntze of stealing their beads and using them in her jewelry. That's what beads are for, DUH! The issues of fraud stem from Ullja Kuntze purchasing beads from several well-known lampworkers and claiming to have made them herself in Italy as she resold them on Etsy. Documentation available on ulljas.com.
- The former defamation case against Ullja Kuntze for publishing the "handmadeartisanfraud.blogspot.com" website was NOT DISMISSED. It was withdrawn by the plaintiffs after Ullja Kuntze admitted to filing tax evasion reports and publishing the blog. The plaintiffs withdrew their suit because it is prohibitively expensive to litigate and they felt that even though they had Ullja Kuntze's confession of guilt, the high cost of getting the case to court wasn't feasible. It was enough justice to have Ullja's admission in public records and they wanted to move on with their lives.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Waco Tribune Announces Ullja Kuntze's Defamation Suit
This Waco Tribune article announces and outlines the defamation case Ullja Kuntze recently filed against 30 defendants. I feel compelled to point out a few of the errors in the article.
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Apparently I was mistaken about the accusation of stealing. Ullja allegedly purchased some beads, opened a dispute with Paypal claiming the beads were never shipped, then a year later listed the beads for sale in one of her online venues, billing them as her own creations. The artisan who reported this is not one of the defendants in this case, however.
ReplyDeleteAnother error in the article has been verified. Ullja Kuntze has not at any time made a settlement offer. One of the Defendants in the present case indicated willingness to settle by removing all online reference between the parties. The Plaintiffs in the former case against Ullja Kuntze, that was dropped for lack of funds, could have been settle had Ullja Kuntze been willing to remove the offensive material from her fraud blog, but she refused.
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