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Home Front: Culture Wars
Oberlin College hit with maximum PUNITIVE DAMAGES (capped at $22 million by law) in Gibson's Bakery case
2019-06-14
h/t Instapundit
The jury just rendered its verdict on punitive damages in the Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College case.

Daniel McGraw, our reporter in the courtroom, reports that in addition to the $11.2 million compensatory damages awarded last Friday, the jury awarded a total of $33 million in punitive damages, which will probably be reduced by the court to $22 million because of the state law cap at twice compensatory (it’s not an absolute cap, but probably will apply here). That brings the total damages to $33 million. We will have the breakdown soon. The jury also awarded attorney’s fees, to be determined by the judge.
Maybe we should have a subheading "II Civil War News", or since it's not restricted to USA, "Western Civil War News"?
That's a lotta dough.
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#13  IIUC, they were
Posted by: Frank G   2019-06-14 17:56  

#12  I wonder if the jurors are going to be informed of the salaries the SJW crowd are drawing ?
Posted by: Snavimble Bucket1794   2019-06-14 17:28  

#11  But wait! Won't this have a "chilling effect" on 'free speech'? [snicker]
Posted by: Bobby   2019-06-14 15:35  

#10  Good. Bankrupt these assholes.

And turn the dorms into homeless housing.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-06-14 15:13  

#9  Every Oberlin official named is female. Can we say "toxic feminism"?
Posted by: Tom   2019-06-14 13:55  

#8  If they were smart they would settle ASAP. But of course if they were smart they would have settled two years ago.
Posted by: Lord g   2019-06-14 13:53  

#7  They are trying to declare 'poverty status'.
Posted by: Angairong Flavigum3253   2019-06-14 12:23  

#6  Oberlin declares bankruptcy in 5.....4......
Posted by: AlanC   2019-06-14 11:11  

#5  IIRC to appeal this case the college will have to post a bond for the amount of damages. That will be problematic for them.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2019-06-14 10:51  

#4  The attorney's statements are a precedence in themselves:

“Oberlin College tried to sacrifice a beloved 5th-generation bakery, its owners, and its employees, at the altar of political correctness in order to appease the campus ‘social justice warfare mob'"


“Why is the country watching you. Because the country agrees that what happened to the Gibsons should not happen to anyone, but could happen to everyone.”


God bless the jury.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-14 09:26  

#3  Good. Bankrupt these assholes.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-06-14 09:13  

#2  Wonder what the discussion is in the lawyers offices of the Legacy Infotainment Enterprises now about that pending action in Kentucky with the school boys?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-06-14 08:38  

#1  And they probably can't legally use endowment funds.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2019-06-14 08:16  

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