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Oberlin College pays bakery it called 'racist' over $36 million after years-long defamation lawsuitOberlin College in Ohio has paid out over $36 million to Gibson’s Bakery
and Food Mart after years of attempting to overturn a jury decision that the
college had defamed the local business.In a statement to Fox 8, an Oberlin
College spokesperson said that the institution has paid $36.6 million to the
bakery. The amount covers the damages awarded, legal fees, and interest
accrued.
In 2016, Allyn Gibson, the son of Gibson’s Bakery and Food Mart owners
David Gibson and Allyn Gibson, chased and tackled a Black student who
was suspected of stealing a bottle of wine on Nov. 9, 2016. Two students at
Oberlin College, who are also Black and were friends with the student who
stole the bottle, got involved in the incident, which became physical.
The three students were arrested and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor
charges, court documents state.
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