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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.
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Sep 9, 2022 · On Thursday, Oberlin College and Conservatory said it would pay a $36.59 million judgment to Gibson Bakery after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on August 30 not to take up the college’s...
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.
- 2022-Ohio-1079
- Ohio District Courts of Appeals, Ninth Judicial District
- March 31, 2022
Sep 8, 2022 · Dake Kang/Associated Press. By Anemona Hartocollis. Sept. 8, 2022. Oberlin College, known as a bastion of progressive politics, said on Thursday that it would pay $36.59 million to a local...
Sep 9, 2022 · Sept. 9, 2022, 2:31 PM PDT. By Minyvonne Burke. Oberlin College and Conservatory will pay a $36.59 million judgment to a local bakery that filed a defamation lawsuit, claiming the bakery's...
Jun 1, 2022 · Oberlin College and Conservatory has paid the $36.59 million judgment in the Gibson's Bakery case, which alleged that the college was liable for the November 2016 incident involving three students and a member of the Gibson family. The college appealed the decision, but the Ohio Supreme Court denied its appeal and the college is disappointed by the ruling. The college will continue to support its educational mission and partnership with the city and the business community.
Sep 9, 2022 · September 9, 2022 / 4:51 PM EDT / MoneyWatch. Ohio's Oberlin College on Thursday said it will pay nearly $37 million to a local bakery that sued the school for libel following a 2016...
Dec 16, 2022 · 58°. Oberlin College begins paying Gibson's Bakery settlement following rejection of appeal. Watch on. Six years after a shoplifting incident exploded into a national story, Gibson's Bakery has...
