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In reply to the discussion: Ohio bakery awarded $11 million in libel lawsuit against Oberlin College over alleged racial profili [View all]Dr. Strange
(25,896 posts)28. The exact breakdown was...
Allyn W. Gibson $3 million
David Gibson $5.8 million
Gibson Bros. (the bakery) $2,274,500
The first two are two of the owners, who were libeled/defamed. So in reality, the bakery itself wasn't awarded 11 million--most of the award is going to two of the owners.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/06/verdict-jury-awards-gibsons-bakery-11-million-against-oberlin-college/
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Ohio bakery awarded $11 million in libel lawsuit against Oberlin College over alleged racial profili [View all]
Eugene
Jun 2019
OP
Do you have personal knowledge - or are you jumping in without knowing all the facts?
Ms. Toad
Jun 2019
#2
Either that or folks are forgetting what life was like when they were in college...
Blue_Tires
Jun 2019
#16
Apparently the college even demanded that they be notified of shoplifters instead of the police.
Quackers
Jun 2019
#9
According to the complaint, a Facebook post by an Oberlin academic department stated, "Gibson's has
Celerity
Jun 2019
#17
They weren't held liable for the students' actions. I think they were held liable for the acts of
StarfishSaver
Jun 2019
#21