The owners of an Ohio bakery who sued for libel after being targeted by student protests won Friday an $11 million verdict against Oberlin College.
A Lorain County jury ordered Oberlin to pay $11 million in compensatory damages to Gibson’s Bakery, a local fixture since 1885 that was beset by protests and racism allegations after three black students were arrested for shoplifting the day after the 2016 presidential election.
“The jury saw that Oberlin College went out of their way to harm a good family and longtime business in their community for no real reason, and the jury said we aren’t going to tolerate that in our community anymore,” Owen Rarric, an attorney for the Gibsons, told Legal Insurrection.
The award, which could triple at Tuesday’s hearing on punitive damages, came as a warning to universities that encourage social justice activism as student protests spill from the campus to the local community.
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6 comments:
The jury did the right thing. Look for Oberlin's tuition increases in the fall.
Hit them in the pocketbook. This will bring colleges to their senses!
Daaaamn, you just got knock the F out. Hahaha!
"The award, which could triple at Tuesday’s hearing on punitive damages... "
If $11 million didn't get their attention, $33 million ought to.
Awesome !!!
The University isn't the only one giving lessons. Looks like they just received one. A really big one.
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