July 25, 2010 Lawsuit filed by Ullja Kuntze:

Thirty Defendants have been named in a "tortious interference" suit filed by Ullja Kuntze in McLennan County, Texas. Some of the Defendants were Plaintiffs in the former suit in Harrison County. In the suit, Ullja Kuntze accuses the Defendants of conspiracy to destroy her businesses.

Ullja Kuntze doesn't seem to understand that consumer fraud and defamation per se are serious matters, and has filed this suit in an attempt to intimidate people in the artisan communities against freely speaking about her misdeeds.

Please support the victims of Ullja Kuntze's vendetta by donating to the Artisans and Glassworkers Legal Fund, a group organized specifically to defend the 1st Amendment Rights of the thirty defendants targetted by Ullja Kuntze in this suit.

June 17, 2010 Announcement (permission to repost granted):

The Plaintiffs in the defamation case Liz Putnam et al v. Ullja Kuntze have filed to withdraw their motion seeking relief against Ullja Kuntze for defamation (libel and slander per se) and fraud.

The Plaintiffs arrived at the decision to withdraw after Ullja Kuntze, with much delay, finally complied with court-ordered disclosure and provided documents confirming that she publishes the blog "handmadeartisanfraud.blogspot.com" and has made false tax evasion reports specifically naming the Plaintiffs and many others to the IRS and state revenue offices around the country.

During the legal proceedings, the Plaintiffs attempted settlement with Ullja Kuntze and requested that she remove the blog, but Ms. Kuntze refused. The high cost of pursuing the case to completion has been weighed against the satisfaction of her admission that she is the publisher of the blog and the person behind the spurious reports to local authorities against artisans around the country. The investment to date resulted in obtaining evidence of her acts, an ample and welcome reward.

However, to pursue the case to completion and obtain an injunction against Ullja Kuntze ordering her to take the blog offline would be very expensive, given her lack of cooperation to date. With proof of her wrongdoing, the Plaintiffs and others targeted by Ms. Kuntze have the needed evidence to protect their professional and personal reputations individually.

The Plaintiffs wish to thank everyone who contributed to the legal costs and to assure their supporters that with proof of Ullja Kuntze's guilt, a win in civil court is not necessary. Thanks to the support of the artisan community, the evidence of Ms. Kuntze's acts is now a matter of public record for all to see.

Case information is available online at the Harris County Clerk's website. The case number is 200966253 and can also be located searching for Defendant name "Kuntze, Ullja".