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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The bakery should put a lien on every bit of real estate and capital assets Oberlin owns.
“This institution should be shut down. Completely.”
That’s what we’re witnessing right now. The death-rattle of Oberlin.
“Refusing to pay” and appealing are two different things. They don’t have to pay until they lose their final appeal.
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.
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.
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.
Hopefully the Supreme Court slaps them down real quick and get that money turned over. Or cedes ownership of Oberlin college to the family.
Take possession of the real estate Oberlin sits upon.
Lock ‘em down.......have a Sheriff’s sale of all their assets immediately.
“Also, why can’t the bakery execute their judgment with attachments?”
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Sounds like IF they are getting any form of legal representation, the rep has zero idea on how these things work.
At this point they need to roll a moving van up to Oberlin and start seizing its art collection, attaching buildings, etc.
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.
Isn’t it about time the Sheriff start seizing Oberlin’s asserts and putting them up for sale?
Oberlin is truly evil.
Notice the sign stating they've supported Oberlin "since 1885". I'd bet Oberlin wasn't evil in 1885.
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.
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."
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.
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.
“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)
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