The Oberlin College Series
Posted Sep 7, 2019 at 00:08.
Revised Apr 2, 2023 at 15:24.
Contents — Oberlin College Bullies Gibson’s Bakery!
Gibson Bakery Event Summary
Gibson Bakery Litigation Updates.
Dereliction of duty explodes.
This blog calls out the dereliction of duty and breach of fiduciary duty by the BOT’s members for allowing the FUBAR, Keystone Kops style Gibson’s v. Oberlin College litigation and other events to run so far out of control.
It appears that misinterpreting the first amendment’s freedom of speech provision is the College’s new excuse for letting slander run wild. The BOT has accidentally given license to anyone associated with the College to shove whatever words they might choose into the College’s mouth, all in support of “free speech!”
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The purpose of this blog is to tell the other side of the Gibson's Bakery, OSCA, the Kosher-Halal Co-op, faculty independence, and UAW stories to Oberlin Alumni lest they believe the College's heavily redacted and whitewashed version of events. Please tell your fellow Obies how the Trustee-Politburo has damaged the Gibsons, the College's reputation, the worth of our degrees, the college's union workers, K-H, faculty independence, and the OSCA Co-op tradition. No sleazy PR can divert attention from the BOT's negligence in these matters. Speak up and insist that the BOT arrest its compulsive, neo-Puritan righteousness, which has already eradicated THOUSANDS of $36,000 scholarships, a cooperating union, K-H, the OSCA Student Co-op, and hobbled a world class faculty — just to wreck a tiny bakery!
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Oberlin College has initiated payment in full.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/09/oberlin-college-has-initiated-payment-in-full-of-the-36-59-million-judgment-in-the-gibsons-bakery-case/
The Ohio Supreme Court has voted to not hear either the College’s appeal or Gibson’s cross-appeal.
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2022/2022-Ohio-2953.pdf
2022-0583. Gibson Bros., Inc. v. Oberlin College. Lorain App. Nos. 19CA011563 and 20CA011632, 2022-Ohio-1079. Appeal and cross-appeal not accepted. Donnelly and Stewart, JJ., dissent. Brunner, J., dissents and would accept the appeal on proposition of law Nos. I, II, and IV and would accept the cross-appeal.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/08/gibsons-bakery-wins-ohio-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-oberlin-college-appeal/
https://chroniclet.com/news/324319/ohio-supreme-court-wont-hear-gibsons-bakery-oberlin-college-case/
The Ohio Supreme Court has voted not to hear either the College’s appeal or Gibson’s cross-appeal.
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2022/2022-Ohio-2953.pdf
2022-0583. Gibson Bros., Inc. v. Oberlin College.
Lorain App. Nos. 19CA011563 and 20CA011632, 2022-Ohio-1079. Appeal and
cross-appeal not accepted.
Donnelly and Stewart, JJ., dissent.
Brunner, J., dissents and would accept the appeal on proposition of law
Nos. I, II, and IV and would accept the cross-appeal.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/08/gibsons-bakery-wins-ohio-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-oberlin-college-appeal/#more-397237
https://chroniclet.com/news/324300/ohio-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-gibsons-oberlin-college-appeals/
The College has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court.
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/#/caseinfo/2022/0583
Hi Mr. Dial,
Thank you for creating this website. I’ve learned a lot! Two thoughts come to mind:
I cannot put into words the disgust I feel for this “institution of higher learning.” (That is a misnomer.) My daughter is almost done her studies there, and I deeply regret she went to Oberlin at all, but we did not know of this case when she was accepted, nor how insane this school really is. I will never give this school another dime. I am so sorry for what the Gibsons went through, and am glad justice prevailed for them, and I will continue to patronize their store every chance I get. Shame, shame, shame on Oberlin’s morally bankrupt administration and the poor example they set for their students. I would never recommend this school to anyone, ever. So grateful Ohio still has some honorable judges.
Another good overview of the case is here: https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/03/appeals-court-upholds-gibsons-bakery-massive-verdict-against-oberlin-college/
The Appeals Court released their decision today, March 31, 2022.
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2022/2022-Ohio-1079.pdf
JD – I was following the Gibson’s lawsuit from the beginning. I even drove from Albany, NY to watch the trial for a day. I shook David Gibson’s hand and told him he was a great American for standing up to the nonsense. I was hoping that the result would send a message to college/university administrators that there is a difference between free speech and slander, and they would teach these concepts to their students…and maybe that happened…but it is incredible to watch Oberlin administrators who refuse to get the point. They continue to dig themselves into a hole…and they keep digging. I found your website after reading your comments on Legal Insurrection. You make some good points. I hope your pressure results in some BOT turnover. The whole place is sick…they need a complete overhaul.
Thanks for your efforts.
Devon Howe
This is a breath of fresh air to hear such rational and well argued defense of right side of this issue. I WILL GLADLY read and respond to future threads to this disscussion.
KEVIN Daniels. Oc 1992′
Is there an organized alumni effort to lobby and/or replace the BOT.
And how in the hell is Raimondo still employed?
Good job on the site. Oberlin College upper management needs to be broomed. They are arrogant and incompetent.