The award secuired on appeal by Gibsons Bakery was just over 31 million dollars, including lawyer fees and court costs on the”punitive damages” scale. The two seniors who initiated the litigation have now passed away and so they were not vindicated while alive. Whats more three elected women Appeal Court judges decided the case.Also unusual.
Oberlin is one of the most screwed up liberal fascist colleges in the West, but it has a huge endowment fund that will now take a well justified hit.
My only question is whether the individual who was at the heart of the lawsuit for Oberlin is still employed by said institution or not? I would look at their web site, but I am afraid of what I might see.
The endowment is 1.09 billion. My guess is the employees are only after money, and fat catting around in life.
Oberlin should have its academic accreditation revoked.
The problem for Oberlin is that a the vast majority of that endowment is - gifts that can only be used for purposes specified by the donor. Damages have o be paid out of the unrestricted portion of the endowment, so that will sting a bit more.