Oberlin College asks for mistrial in Gibson's case

The Morning Journal ^ | 6/11/19 | Keith Reynolds

[jeannineinsd]

Well I guess this was to be expected. Oberlin College will try everything they possibly can to avoid paying the damages the jury awarded to the Gibsons.

We will see how the judge rules on the mistrial request.

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[Steely Tom]

We’ll just have the judge toss the jury’s verdict into the garbage can.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Well, I hope their own lawyers suck them dry and still lose.

[Ann Archy]

Embrace the SUCK, you LIBERALS!!

[Steely Tom]

We will see how the judge rules on the mistrial request.

They're setting up a predicate for appeal.

[Fai Mao]

I do not think a judge can merely vacate a verdict delivered by a jury.

Oberlin College is in big trouble over this. The fine may shut the place down.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This will just up the punitive damages part.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They have an $800,000,000 endowment.

This is just a blip.

[ryderann]

Sure hope the judge remembers that Oberlin didn’t cut the Gibson’s any slack. Turn-around is fair play.

[jjotto]

Depending on state law, the judge probably can vacate a verdict, especially in a civil case.

[Menehune56]

Where is this?

[Steamburg]

The judgement was for actual damages. The judge will have trouble with that since they still haven’t considered or even heard the punitive evidence. If the judge has grounds to set aside actual damages, he better be ready for some deep examination on appeal.
I think this was premature on Oberlin’s part. We will see.

[SecondAmendment]

The leftists own the Judiciary, they will find a way to throw out the verdict...

[jeannineinsd]

The trial is taking place in Lorain County, Ohio. This report is from a local Ohio newspaper.

[vette6387]

“The fine may shut the place down.”

Unfortunately, No! Oberlin had (in 2013) nearly $800 million in their endowment fund. They have deep pockets. The question isn’t whether they can survive having to pay out $33 million. I would like to see them have to cough it up though.

[Dr. Sivana]

Oberlin College is in big trouble over this. The fine may shut the place down.

Not a chance. They have an endowment of close to a billion dollars.

With an $887.4 million endowment last year, 186-year-old Oberlin is wealthier than most small private institutions, but far behind its wealthier peers -- colleges like Amherst, Swarthmore and Wellesley all reported endowments at or near $2 billion. For the past few years, Oberlin has drawn about 5 percent of its endowment for operating expenses, a standard distribution. Last year, that amounted to about $44.1 million.

[Atlantan]

Oberlin, Ohio

[monkeyshine]

I’m no lawyer but been involved in a few cases over the years. Maybe it varies by states but this question of breaking down the damages should have been objected to when they wrote the jury instructions.

[Still Thinking]

They appear to be at the Throw Shit at the Wall and See What Sticks phase of the lawsuit.