Oberlin College in Ohio just got slammed with a decision in a defamation case that puts the school on the hook for $31 million!
A state appeals court upheld a ruling that the college ruined the business of a small bakery by falsely smearing the business as racist after a 2016 incident.
From the Washington Examiner:
Gibson's Bakery, a 135-year-old family business near the campus of Oberlin College, was initially awarded more than $40 million in punitive and compensatory damages in the aftermath of a 2016 incident in which the owner's son confronted three black Oberlin students who were stealing wine from the store. Although the suspects were arrested and later admitted they were shoplifting, the episode touched off school-sanctioned protests and accusations of racism that crippled the store's business.
So, a couple of Oberlin students shoplifted from the bakery, and the owners of the store confronted the thieves.
But since we live in Clown Worldâ„¢, the perpetrators immediately claimed they were the victims of racist hate and set off protests that Oberlin endorsed.
Now Oberlin is having to foot the bill after their sanctioned protests destroyed a 135-year-old family business.
'At trial, it was absolutely clear to the jury (as reflected by the verdict) that there was not a shred of truth in the vicious statements about the Gibsons and that the College caused the devastating harm,' the law firm representing the Gibson family said after winning the case. 'The truth prevailed.'
The initial award by Lorain County Judge John Miraldi in 2019 was later reduced to $25 million plus $6 million in legal fees. In the latest development, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit unanimously upheld the award.
Despite the students' guilt, Oberlin College and key officials, including its vice president and dean of students, accused the bakery of racial profiling, claiming that owner David Gibson and other employees assaulted the students and had a history of racism. At trial, the jury heard evidence that college officials distributed flyers containing the false accusations and encouraged students to boycott and protest the store.
The award is the largest defamation verdict in Ohio history.
Now if only BLM and the lefties encouraging riots in 2020 could be held responsible for all the destruction they caused!!!
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