Attorneys for Gibson's Bakery address misleading statements made by Oberlin College
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Friday, June 28, 2019
OBERLIN, Ohio, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --An Ohio jury recently sent a clear message in the case of Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College: The truth still matters.
Key Points:
- OBERLIN, Ohio, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --An Ohio jury recently sent a clear message in the case of Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College: The truth still matters.
- It stems from events that occurred in November 2016, when three black Oberlin College students were arrested following a shoplifting incident at Gibson's Bakery.
- Instead, the jury unanimously determined that Oberlin College libeled the Gibsons," said Owen Rarric, partner of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
- "Despite what spin the college places on the facts of this case, libelous statements have never enjoyed protections under the First Amendment."