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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

Oberlin seems to be in trouble once again—for fostering antisemitism

Oberlin is once again looking bad, and for the third time (remember the Gibson’s Bakery issue and the College’s deep-sixing the women’s lacrosse coach for saying that trans women shouldn’t compete in sports with biological women?) This time they’re being investigated by the feds for a Title VI violation (this is from the New York … Continue reading Oberlin seems to be in trouble once again—for fostering antisemitism

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

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