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Source: The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
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Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College: Jury awards more than $33 million punitive damages
The Chronicle-Telegram Published on June 13, 2019 | Updated 4:16 p. m.
ELYRIA A Lorain County jury has awarded $33.2 million in punitive damages in Gibsons Bakery in its lawsuit against Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo, the colleges dean of students. The family business sued the college and its dean of students after protests by students and allegations of racial profiling after a 2016 shoplifting incident in which an Oberlin student tried to use false identification to buy alcohol.
On Friday the same jury awarded Gibsons business and family members more than $11 million in actual or compensatory damages, bringing the total award to over $44 million. Ohio law limits punitive damages to twice the compensatory amount, which would seem to put the award above the legally permissible amount.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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ELYRIA What does it take for a company worth $1 billion to know you care? Thats the question attorney Lee Plakas asked of the jury in his closing argument today in the punitive damage phase of the Gibson familys lawsuit against Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo, the colleges dean of students. Plakas asked jurors to award up to a maximum of $35 million $5 million to $8 million in damages to Gibsons Bakery, $6 million to $9 million for Allyn Gibson and $12 million to $18 million for David Gibson.
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Bakery suing Oberlin College for libel wins $33M in damages
BY MARINA PITOFSKY - 06/13/19 04:44 PM EDT
Oberlin College must pay an Ohio bakery $33.3 million in punitive damages after students boycotted the business over a racial profiling incident.
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Thursdays decision follows a ruling last week, requiring Oberlin to pay $11 million in compensatory damages, bringing the total to over $40 million, the Chronicle-Telegram reported.
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