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Oberlin College sues its insurers for refusing to reimburse it for the damages levied in the Gibson’s Bakery case

Remember the fight between Gibson’s Bakery and Oberlin College in 2016? It seems so long ago, but it isn’t over yet.  You can read about it on the relevant Wikipedia page, or on the many posts I wrote about it at the time.  If you forget, here’s the summary from Wikipedia: The case began in … Continue reading Oberlin College sues its insurers for refusing to reimburse it for the damages levied in the Gibson’s Bakery case

Oberlin gives up fighting Gibson’s Bakery, starts coughing up dough

I’ve written about the fracas between Gibson’s Bakery and Ohio’s Oberlin College since the affair began in late 2016 when three black Oberlin students were caught for shoplifting wine from the Bakery. Despite the student’s admission of guilt and court conviction, Oberlin punished the bakery, calling it racist, refused to apologize, and cutting off commercial … Continue reading Oberlin gives up fighting Gibson’s Bakery, starts coughing up dough

Despite the civil verdict for $36 million, Oberlin College hasn’t paid Gibson’s Bakery

The other day I reported on the Ohio Supreme Court’s rejection of Oberlin College’s appeal; the College had been ordered in a civil suit to pay $31 million to Gibson’s Bakery (plus, as this post notes, perhaps another $5 million more) for “libel, slander, interference with business relationships, and interference with contracts.” You can see … Continue reading Despite the civil verdict for $36 million, Oberlin College hasn’t paid Gibson’s Bakery

Gibson’s Bakery wins for good; Supreme Court of Ohio upholds verdict against Oberlin College

If you’ve been on this site for a longish while, you’ll know about the legal fight between Gibson’s Bakery and Oberlin College, which has dragged on since 2016. My many posts on it can be seen here, and if you want a summary, I’ll refer you to the Wikipedia page on Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin … Continue reading Gibson’s Bakery wins for good; Supreme Court of Ohio upholds verdict against Oberlin College

David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery died

If you followed the fracas between Gibson’s Bakery in Oberlin, Ohio, and Oberlin College, as many of us did (see here), you’ll know that one of the plaintiffs in the civil suit against the College, David Gibson, had cancer. It turns out that it was pancreatic cancer, an almost invariably fatal disease, and Gibson died … Continue reading David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery died

Quillette’s top examples of colleges behaving badly

I know there are those who dismiss everything written on Quillette as “alt-right”, and won’t read it, but if you’re one of them, you’re doing yourself no favors. The site is not “alt right,” though it sometimes defends conservative positions. But it also criticizes fulminating wokeness and says things that are correct but taboo to … Continue reading Quillette’s top examples of colleges behaving badly

Friday: Hili dialogue

We’ve reached the end of the “work” week, as it’s Friday, December 16, 2022: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day.  Have some chocolate-covered grasshoppers. Yummm—crunchy inside! It’s also Boston Tea Party Day (the act occurred on this day in 1773), National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day (I have NONE OF THESE), Barney and Barbie Backlash Day (a … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue

Oberlin denied a new trial in the Gibson’s Bakery case

From the beginning, Legal Insurrection (LI) has had the best continuing covering of the Oberlin vs. Gibson’s Bakery case (see here for a list of my posts on the matter). Yes, it’s a right-wing site (I always have to apologize for this, but not for citing the New York Times or Salon!), but LI‘s reporting … Continue reading Oberlin denied a new trial in the Gibson’s Bakery case

Oberlin investigates women’s lacrosse coach for wanting women’s sports reserved for biological women

Just after it paid off millions of dollars to settle the Gibson’s Bakery case, Oberlin is back in the news again, and not in a particularly favorable way.  According to the video below, and the two news stories below it (click to read), the college has started harassing and investigating its women’s lacrosse coach, Kim … Continue reading Oberlin investigates women’s lacrosse coach for wanting women’s sports reserved for biological women