Oberlin will end up paying, no matter what, but it's going to take years. Successful defamation lawsuits like that are rare. Of course all the parties involved

Oberlin will end up paying, no matter what, but it's going to take years. Successful defamation lawsuits like that are rare. Of course all the parties involved into conspiring against the bakery on Oberlin's side have now moved on and failed upward, none of these individuals have to live with the consequences of their actions.