Thalin v. Misbach, No. _____ (Utah Dist. Ct., 4th Dist. filed 2004).
Status: Motion to dismiss denied; current status unknown
Laura Thalin, former director of a now-defunct group that practiced and advocated “holding therapy,” a controversial method of treating troubled children, sued the creators of a web site (www.kidscomefirst.info/) criticizing the practice. In early March 2006, Judge James R. Taylor denied a defense motion to dismiss the suit as a “SLAPP suit.”
Links and Court Documents:
http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/thalin-v-misbach
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635191573,00.html