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kwassa

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60. I looked at the lot via Google maps ...
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 10:29 PM
Jun 2019

my memory is correct, it is a big shared lot. The lot is bordered by some college buildings on one side, I think the college conservatory.

Original verdict was 11M; they got treble damages. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #1
SRSLY. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #2
Oberlin's attorneys are laughing their asses off Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #4
Pretty sure they weren't laughing when the amount awarded was announced in court MichMan Jun 2019 #24
They get paid either way so I doubt they're too worried about pride... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #34
This. As you say, a stinging defeat. Hortensis Jun 2019 #65
Then prepare to be shocked FBaggins Jun 2019 #52
I was following this The Mouth Jun 2019 #5
Apparently not too many understand that point. nt oldsoftie Jun 2019 #27
Interesting info. Thanks. Hortensis Jun 2019 #66
They might have been Ok if it hadn't come out the kids really PatrickforO Jun 2019 #74
Like I said in the other thread... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #3
My reading of the actual damages: The Mouth Jun 2019 #7
Emotional distress is worth tens of millions? Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #35
Tough shit The Mouth Jun 2019 #39
Yes, awards are supposed to discourage bad behaviors. Hortensis Jun 2019 #67
You're missing the fact that the vast majority of the awarded amount FBaggins Jun 2019 #54
"Punitive" awards mean NOTHING The Mouth Jun 2019 #70
"$40 fucking million for some lost contract business?" jberryhill Jun 2019 #12
Bullshit. There's nothing there worth millions. As for opining remotely, what about you? marble falls Jun 2019 #16
I meant that the jury probably knows the situation better jberryhill Jun 2019 #18
Here's the complaint. LisaM Jun 2019 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jun 2019 #59
Burned to the ground? Literally? Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #36
"$40 million is probably more than this business made in the entirety of their history" jberryhill Jun 2019 #40
You need to quit beating up people on the streets. Quackers Jun 2019 #50
It's a surprisingly difficult habit to break jberryhill Jun 2019 #53
If the "black folks" were the 3 involved, they were not part of this lawsuit. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #28
You do realize those kids *can* still be guilty Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #37
The 3 themselves said that race was not a factor oldsoftie Jun 2019 #38
You do realize that not even the kids in question agree with you, right? jberryhill Jun 2019 #41
And the racism charges could be false. MicaelS Jun 2019 #56
Oberlin: We can't change the past, but we can learn from it. Jury: 33 million in punitive damages. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #6
This should happen more often when large corporations damage small companies ripcord Jun 2019 #8
I've always wondered what Paul Nungesser got out of Columbia, or what Duke forked over... jberryhill Jun 2019 #9
One, "D. E.," came from Montgomery County, Maryland. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #11
Preferable not to follow up, though jberryhill Jun 2019 #13
No problem. I didn't mean in the sense of stalking them. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #14
The Duke lacrosse case is different though, in that it was an internal conflict. yardwork Jun 2019 #64
My University WAS the "racist local business" in those years jberryhill Jun 2019 #68
Well, yeah! Oberlin was one of the only ones that wasn't. yardwork Jun 2019 #69
There is an undercurrent that they wanted to sweep down exboyfil Apr 2022 #77
More data points The Mouth Jun 2019 #10
Frankly, I was shocked by the University's actions. LisaM Jun 2019 #15
college, not university. kwassa Jun 2019 #19
I stand corrected! I'm still shocked. LisaM Jun 2019 #20
Oberlin wanted the bakery building and parking lot. displacedtexan Jun 2019 #22
Gibson's is in the middle of a business block. kwassa Jun 2019 #23
Maybe they've got another facility? It sounds as if they have a corporate business, too. LisaM Jun 2019 #25
Oberlin wants the parking lot. n/t tammywammy Jun 2019 #29
My recollection of the parking lot .... kwassa Jun 2019 #45
A link to the actual complaint is posted in this thread. tammywammy Jun 2019 #47
I looked at the lot via Google maps ... kwassa Jun 2019 #60
"False charges of racism"... VarryOn Jun 2019 #61
Why would they settle to show mercy ? MichMan Jun 2019 #62
I am from Oberlin kwassa Jun 2019 #21
What did the Gibson family do? exboyfil Jun 2019 #30
All I heard .... kwassa Jun 2019 #43
" people being stupid on both sides..."? 3Hotdogs Jun 2019 #31
I don't understand your analogy. kwassa Jun 2019 #44
Administrators employed by Oberlin madaboutharry Jun 2019 #26
This is bullshit samir.g Jun 2019 #32
Nope, it's perfect. Jake Stern Jun 2019 #33
Ironic comment is ironic Alea Jun 2019 #46
Whatever you say philosslayer. Dr. Strange Jun 2019 #49
what? samir.g Jun 2019 #58
. . . Codeine Jun 2019 #63
What was wrong with what Gibson's do? christx30 Jun 2019 #55
Fucking snowflake college students. MicaelS Jun 2019 #57
Didn't Gibson's provide shoplifting statistics re:racial demographics cabot Jun 2019 #42
The police provided the stats. tammywammy Jun 2019 #48
Thanks! cabot Jun 2019 #51
I wonder how many were Oberlin students jberryhill Jun 2019 #71
33 of the 40 were students from what I read. hardluck Jun 2019 #72
thank you, great article. kwassa Jun 2019 #73
Judge slashes Gibson's Bakery $44 million settlement mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #75
I can't believe that dean is still employed there madville Jun 2019 #76
Update: Three panel Ohio appeals court upholds $31M of judgement exboyfil Apr 2022 #78
Wow. Thanks for the update. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #79
You too. exboyfil Apr 2022 #80
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