Posted on 08/30/2022 2:56:30 PM PDT by Jacquerie
Hopefully the long, hard road Gibson’s Bakery has traveled in its fight with Oberlin College has come to an end.
The Ohio Supreme Court just refused to accept jurisdiction over Oberlin College’s appeal (the Court also refused to hear the Gibsons’ appeal seeking to reinstate the full punitive damages award). It was a 4-3 decision, and it means the Gibsons now can collect approximately $36 million.
We received quotes from the Gibsons and the trial team:
“Oberlin tried to frame this case with claims and issues that weren’t on trial. This has never been a case about a student’s first amendment rights. Individuals’ reputations should never be sacrificed at a false altar of free speech. The Gibsons and the entire State of Ohio should appreciate that the jury, a unanimous Ninth District Court of Appeals, and a majority of the Justices on the Ohio Supreme Court recognized that the deplorable conduct of Oberlin College could not be camouflaged by misleading claims of free speech.”
“The jury recognized Oberlin College’s bullying tactics. The students admitted their misconduct, but Oberlin College could never admit that they were wrong. They presumed that they could bring the Gibsons to their knees. The power of truth has enabled the Gibson family to survive Oberlin’s onslaught.” We reached out to Oberlin College for comment, but have not yet received a response.
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Good news!
“Several commenters mention Oberlin College going to federal court. That is a long, long, long shot. The appeal would be from the Ohio Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court. The likelihood the U.S. Supreme Court would agree to hear a case the Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear is not zero, but it’s approaching zero. I would not be shocked if they tried, but they would have to obtain another stay of enforcement of the judgment from the U.S. Supreme Court, another major hurdle that has little likelihood of success.”
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
OR, perhaps, deed it over to Hillsdale, College of the Ozarks or one of the other TRUE INDEPENDENT Colleges!
I believe one of the conditions of the bond is that Oberlin must exhaust every available avenue of appeal before it can be paid. So I’d say it’s almost a certainty that they will have to appeal this decision to the Federal courts.
They are just trying to wait out the lives of the plaintiffs.
If I were them, if they haven’t, I would have them keep their lawyers on for life based the eventual awarding of the lawsuit and then have a charity set up to receive it.
It’s a drop in the bucket for the College and the vindictive bastards will probably appeal to a Federal Court.
I believe the “plaintiff” is the business, a family owned enterprise, which has no limit to its life span.
Indeed. Defamation is not protected free speech...unlike what some on this forum have argued recently.
Its exactly schools like Oberlin who are supported by the massive Fed.gov student loan scam.
Oberlin should have plenty of millions ripping off the students (or taxpayers) for their bloated tuitions and fees. Justice prevailed here.
Are the Insurance company lawyers assisting Oberlin?
Will this be yet another Federal Government Bailout foisted on the Taxpayers, somehow? ONLY progressive institutions, businesses, and banks are ALWAYS enriched by the Taxpayer via "Force of Law".
I don’t think so. The insurance company does have their own attorneys representing its interest in the case, though.
Yes, when do the Gibson’ get paid! Maybe they can start by listing college buildings for sale?
They still wont pay.
Oberlin’s insurance co. will pay.
Then, the insurance co. will take Oberlin to the cleaners.
Interest piles up at around $5,000/day.
Gibson’s College
Oberlin almost certainly had to put up substantial assets — including its real estate — as “collateral” for the bond.
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