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- Oberlin College and Conservatory will pay a $36.59 million judgment to a local bakery that filed a defamation lawsuit, claiming the bakery's owners were falsely accused of racism after three Black students were arrested. The college tried to fight the judgment but an Ohio Supreme Court in August ruled that it would not take up the school's appeal.
Sep 9, 2022 · When three Black Oberlin College students were accused of shoplifting by the owners of an Ohio bakery, the small liberal arts school that was once a stop along the Underground Railroad...
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The case began in 2016 with an incident of shoplifting by a Black Oberlin College student at Gibson's Bakery and subsequent arrest of three Black students for assaulting a staff member. Students, faculty members and employees of Oberlin College protested against the bakery, alleging racism.
Sep 9, 2022 · Oberlin College and Conservatory will pay a $36.59 million judgment to a local bakery that filed a defamation lawsuit, claiming the bakery's owners were falsely accused of racism after three...
Sep 8, 2022 · Oberlin College, known as a bastion of progressive politics, said on Thursday that it would pay $36.59 million to a local bakery that said it had been defamed and falsely accused of racism...
Aug 8, 2023 · The saga between Oberlin College and Gibson’s Bakery has spilled over into another lawsuit. This time it’s Oberlin suing four insurance companies to compel them to cover a multimillion-dollar judgment won by Gibson’s Bakery in 2019, The Chronicle-Telegram of Ohio reported.
Sep 8, 2022 · Oberlin College filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court in 2022, challenging the $36.59 million verdict against it in the Gibson's Bakery case. The case involved a 2016 incident and protests involving three students and a bakery owner.
Dec 16, 2022 · Oberlin College was ordered to pay damages to the owners of Gibson's Bakery, who accused the college of ruining their business by branding them as racists.
