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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Jun 13, 2019, 04:57 PM Jun 2019

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

Source: The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram

COPS AND COURTS

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 Gibson’s Bakery in its lawsuit against Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo, the college’s 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 Gibson’s 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.

Previous reporting

ELYRIA — “What does it take for a company worth $1 billion to know you care?” That’s the question attorney Lee Plakas asked of the jury in his closing argument today in the punitive damage phase of the Gibson family’s lawsuit against Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo, the college’s dean of students. Plakas asked jurors to award up to a maximum of $35 million — $5 million to $8 million in damages to Gibson’s Bakery, $6 million to $9 million for Allyn Gibson and $12 million to $18 million for David Gibson.


Read more: http://www.chroniclet.com/cops-and-courts/2019/06/13/Gib.html



Original source:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/448464-bakery-suing-oberlin-college-wins-33-million-in-damages

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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Thursday’s 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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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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