Overview
- A confidential settlement was reached Thursday days before a jury trial in Multnomah County that had been scheduled to begin this week.
- Camille Kiefel sued two Oregon therapists and their employers in 2022, alleging each wrote referral letters for a double mastectomy after a single telehealth session of about an hour.
- Kiefel says she had the surgery in August 2020, detransitioned within two years, and suffered lasting physical problems and worsened psychological harms including increased suicidal thoughts.
- The complaint sought roughly $3.5 million but the parties declined to disclose settlement terms and Kiefel’s attorneys said the matter was resolved confidentially.
- Brave Space has since closed and the case adds to a string of detransitioner lawsuits that could increase scrutiny of telehealth assessments and informed-consent practices for gender-related procedures.