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Woke Oberlin College Faces $4M in Interest After Refusing to Pay Damages to Bakery It Slandered
bretibart ^ | 11 Jul 2022 | ALANA MASTRANGELO

Posted on 07/12/2022 5:54:15 AM PDT by MarvinStinson

Oberlin College is facing $4 million in interest charges after refusing to pay $33 million in court-ordered defamation damages to a mom-and-pop bakery that it slandered as racist.

Gibson’s Bakery is reportedly struggling to survive after Oberlin College students and dean of students Meredith Raimondo falsely accused the business of racism.

Moreover, students are continuing to boycott the 137 year-old bakery, despite the allegations being proven false.

To make matters worse, the woke Ohio college is not paying its court-ordered damage to Gibson’s Bakery.

Now, Oberlin College faces paying $4 million in interest on top of what the school already owes, according to a report by Daily Mail.

Earlier this year, three judges on the Ninth District Court of Appeals issued a 3-0 decision upholding the 2019 ruling in the case. The award is the largest defamation verdict in Ohio history.

Oberlin College was ordered to pay Gibson’s Bakery $33 million for defamation damages in 2019 after Raimondo — now an ex-dean — orchestrated a woke mob into slandering the family as racists for calling the police on three black students for allegedly shoplifting a bottle of wine.

The money was to be paid to the bakery by April 1, but the college has refused to pay it.

Additionally, two of the plaintiffs are now deceased. Gibson’s Bakery owner Allyn Gibson and his son, David Gibson, have since passed while the family awaits the millions that they were awarded from Oberlin College.

Meanwhile, Oberlin has reportedly appealed the ruling against them. The appeal is set to be heard by the Ohio Supreme Court, after two lower courts rejected the college’s attempts to get out of paying the Gibson’s.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bakery; lawsuit; oberlin; ohio
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To: allendale

The bakery should put a lien on every bit of real estate and capital assets Oberlin owns.


21 posted on 07/12/2022 6:13:28 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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To: bk1000

“This institution should be shut down. Completely.”

That’s what we’re witnessing right now. The death-rattle of Oberlin.


22 posted on 07/12/2022 6:16:12 AM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: MarvinStinson

“Refusing to pay” and appealing are two different things. They don’t have to pay until they lose their final appeal.


23 posted on 07/12/2022 6:17:14 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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To: MarvinStinson

I hope the interest rate is pegged to inflation; otherwise, in a few more years under the democrats, $37 million might only be enough to buy a loaf of bread.


24 posted on 07/12/2022 6:18:50 AM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Getready

Interesting to find out if 1) they didn’t adjust the bond for inflation over the years; 2) there is a max cap is on that bond; or 3) if “cost cutting” over the years reduced the coverage.


25 posted on 07/12/2022 6:18:55 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: unixfox

This. There was a guy in Omaha years ago who got a judgement against Eastern airlines for around $100. Went to the airport with a sheriff, watched the Eastern staff load a plane full of passengers and then had the sheriff deliver the paperwork to the desk staff informing them that they were taking possession of the jet or pay the $100. The story was that they got the chairman Frank Borman out of a meeting to approve the $100 payment.


26 posted on 07/12/2022 6:21:55 AM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: MarvinStinson

Hopefully the Supreme Court slaps them down real quick and get that money turned over. Or cedes ownership of Oberlin college to the family.


27 posted on 07/12/2022 6:22:35 AM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: MarvinStinson
The money was to be paid to the bakery by April 1, but the college has refused to pay it

Take possession of the real estate Oberlin sits upon.

28 posted on 07/12/2022 6:23:49 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Lock ‘em down.......have a Sheriff’s sale of all their assets immediately.


29 posted on 07/12/2022 6:24:55 AM PDT by traditional2 (lets go B*and*n)
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To: STJPII

“Also, why can’t the bakery execute their judgment with attachments?”

Sounds like IF they are getting any form of legal representation, the rep has zero idea on how these things work.


30 posted on 07/12/2022 6:25:24 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Fai Mao

At this point they need to roll a moving van up to Oberlin and start seizing its art collection, attaching buildings, etc.


31 posted on 07/12/2022 6:28:36 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: STJPII

I think their exit strategy is obvious - delay until they lose at the Supreme Court level. Then try to take it federal - it will be a long time.
Justice delayed is justice denied.


32 posted on 07/12/2022 6:31:13 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: MarvinStinson

Isn’t it about time the Sheriff start seizing Oberlin’s asserts and putting them up for sale?


33 posted on 07/12/2022 6:32:21 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: MarvinStinson

Oberlin is truly evil.


34 posted on 07/12/2022 6:32:43 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: thefactor
"...an evil place like Oberlin..."

Notice the sign stating they've supported Oberlin "since 1885". I'd bet Oberlin wasn't evil in 1885.

35 posted on 07/12/2022 6:34:10 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, second of three generations.)
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To: Mean Daddy

Years ago I won a lawsuit against a small pharmacy chain. It was well over 6 figures. As you can imagine they did everything to not have to pay. Our lawyers put liens on all of their stores and assets and gave them 10 days or we would seize them. We also made it clear we would make sure the local newspaper would know about it.

They paid in 5 days.


36 posted on 07/12/2022 6:34:57 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: unixfox
Their lawyers need to put liens on ALL of their property and assets.

Especially tuition.

"Sorry students, your tuition was sent to the court. We couldn't pay your professors so your classes are canceled."

"Refund? No, sorry, as I said, your tuition was sent to the court."

"Yes, you'll have to sue us for collecting tuition knowing we had judgements against us for $37 million."

37 posted on 07/12/2022 6:36:40 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: bk1000
This institution should be shut down. Completely.

The Ohio Supreme Court could rule against Oberlin, and they still might not pay. Not sure if they could attempt to take it to the US Supreme Court.

Potentially the court could order liquidation of Oberlin assets to pay the fine, but in such a case, that is extremely rare.

38 posted on 07/12/2022 6:37:39 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: MarvinStinson

The Oberlin Scum refuse to pay a legitimate Court Judgement and walk around with impunity, while the same Just Us system imprisons men whom CANNOT pay Child Support, in a Debtors Prison for Life, even if they are genetically proved to NOT be the father of the child ordered supported.


39 posted on 07/12/2022 6:40:01 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: The Great RJ

“Isn’t it about time the Sheriff start seizing Oberlin’s asserts and putting them up for sale?”

In a town that size, I’d bet the Sheriff is owned by Oberlin College, and most of his family is employed there. The bakery can makes requests or demands but it won’t happen. (Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced. - Mencken)


40 posted on 07/12/2022 6:40:30 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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