Oberlin College loses appeal in libel case from shoplifting incident
A court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College after a shoplifting incident.
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A court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College after a shoplifting incident.
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a ruling that awarded more than $30 million to a bakery that accused Oberlin College of damaging its business and libeling it with false accusations of racism. A three-judge panel on the Ninth District Court of...
Oberlin College must pay a record $31 million to a mom-and-pop bakery that accused the school of ruining its business with false accusations of racism, according to three judges on the Ninth District Court of Appeals, which issued a 3-0 decision upholding a 2019 ruling in the case. The award is the largest defamation verdict in Ohio history.
A record $31 million award to a mom and pop bakery that accused a liberal Ohio college of ruining its business with false accusations of racism has been upheld by a state appeals court.