 Lambda Legal filed suit against Jackson Memorial on June 25, 2008, in the Federal District Court of Miami, FL.Florida Federal District Court Judge Jordan wrote in his Order to Dismiss,

Langbehn was asked to speak publicly about her partner's death for the first time at the Olympia, WA Pride gathering on June 18, 2007, four months after Pond's death.As the family's story caught national attention they were featured in the "New York Times" by writer Tara Parker-Pope.