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62. Why would they settle to show mercy ?

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 07:59 AM

Jun 2019

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If like most trials of this type for civil damages, pre trial settlement offers were likely made by the plaintiffs and rejected. There may be other good reasons for reaching a settlement, but I doubt mercy would be a factor

Wonder if the three students who started the whole chain of events in motion will be expelled or the administrators fired?

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Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College: Jury awards more than $33 million punitive damages [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 OP

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