This lawsuit was thrown out by the court on the basis of the fact that the statute of limitations had expired on the incidents over which the lawsuit was filed. The Bruderhof appealed. After two days of testimony from Mr. Sender, the Bruderhof abruptly dropped the lawsuits. They claim the withdrawal was an act of charity at Christmas time, though in more than one man's opinion, these lawsuitts were frivolous attempts to harass the Bruderhof's critics, with no solid legal ground for the bruderhof to stand on, a fact that probably became apparent to the bruderhof's lawers at the start of the trial. The Bruderhof is reportedly closing the Deer Spring community in Connecticuit.
Pacifists cite 'economic, spiritual' reasons.