by Yuvi at News Cinema
- Oberlin College has finally paid out the full $36.5 million it owes to Gibson’s Bakery, after it was found to have defamed the store
- It had been ordered to pay the store $25 million after jurors ruled it had defamed the bakery by calling it ‘racist’ after a storeowner chased down thieves
- The college had tried to appeal the case to the Ohio Supreme Court, which announced on August 30 it would not take up the issue
- Finally on Thursday, the liberal arts college announced it ‘has initiated payment on full of the $36.59million judgement’
- The amount ‘represents awarded damages and accumulated interest’
Woke institution Oberlin College has finally paid out the full $36.5 million it owes an Ohio bakery it defamed with false racism claims, one week after the store owners begged college officials to pay up.
The liberal arts college had been ordered to pay after jurors ruled that it had, in fact, defamed Gibson’s Bakery by blasting the institution as racist after a storeowner chased down three black students who stole from the business in November 2016.
With legal fees and interest, the amount rose to over $36.5 million.
Oberlin College had tried to appeal the case to the Ohio Supreme Court, which announced on August 30 it would not take up the issue.
Finally, in a statement on Thursday…
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