Oberlin students Cecelia Whettstone and Endia Lawrence, friends of the shoplifter, joined the scuffle. This all took place after Aladin had also assaulted store owner David Gibson. Aladin ran out of the store, but Gibson followed and then grabbed and held onto him outside. According to a police report, Gibson told Aladin that he was contacting the police Gibson then pulled out his phone to take a photo of the student, but Aladin slapped it away, striking Gibson's face. Gibson noticed that the student was concealing two other bottles of wine inside his jacket. Gibson, a son and grandson of the owners, rejected the fake ID. On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, underage Black Oberlin College student Jonathan Aladin attempted to purchase a bottle of wine using a fake identification card. A college publication described shoplifting as a rite of passage. The owner of a nearby Ben Franklin store reported losing more than $10,000 a year to shoplifters. According to Gibson's, the bakery loses thousands of dollars to shoplifters every year. According to police records, there were four robberies at Gibson's Bakery and 40 adults were arrested for shoplifting between 20, 33 of whom were college students. Local merchants are reportedly frequent targets of shoplifting by students of the school. Half of the city's 8,000 residents are students (3,000) or employees (1,000) of Oberlin College. Gibson's Bakery is a fifth-generation family business established in Oberlin, Ohio in 1885. Gibson's Bakery received the entire payment in December 2022. Oberlin College announced that it would no longer contest the matter and would pay Gibson's Bakery the sum of $36.59 million (the judgment amount plus interest) on September 8, 2022. Oberlin College then sought review by the Supreme Court of Ohio, but that effort failed when the court declined to accept jurisdiction on August 30, 2022. In 2022, the Ninth Ohio District Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the 2019 jury verdict which found that the college defamed, inflicted distress and illegally interfered with Gibson's Bakery the court also upheld the damages award. The trial court also awarded the bakery $6 million for legal fees. The trial judge reduced the total award to $25 million due to Ohio state law capping punitive damages. The owners of the bakery sued Oberlin College and Raimondo for damages.Ī jury found that the college had defamed the owner of Gibson's Bakery and his family and awarded them $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages in 2019. Oberlin initiated financial sanctions against the bakery and lent material support to protestors. Meredith Raimondo, the dean of students and vice-president at Oberlin College, took part in the protest, distributing a pamphlet falsely alleging racism on the part of the bakery. Students, faculty members and employees of Oberlin College protested against the bakery, alleging racism. The case began in 2016 with an incident of shoplifting by a Black Oberlin College student at Gibson's Bakery, and subsequent arrest of three Black students for assaulting a staff member. The case ultimately involved questions about the responsibilities of universities during student protests. Oberlin College was an Ohio legal case concerning libel, tortious interference, and infliction of distress. Supreme Court of Ohio: Jurisdiction declined, August 30, 2022ĭonna Carr, Jennifer L. Ohio District Courts of Appeals, Ninth Judicial DistrictĬourt of Common Pleas, County of Lorain, Ohio Case No. Ohio court case on libel and tortious interference
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