GEFT has sued another Indiana city. This time it’s Anderson, Indiana. The Pharos Tribune reports that GEFT has sued Anderson, alleging first amendment violations after Anderson denied a permit for a digital billboard along Interstate 69 in the Flagship Enterprise Center. GETF won a lawsuit against Indianapolis in 2016 and has […]
Hazletonian.com reports that Hazlet, New Jersey is considering two additional digital billboards. Outfront has requested a variance wants to install a sign at Hazlet Avenue and Route 35. The company is proposing to take down four 12 by 20 billboard faces in exchange for a two sided 14 by 48 digital […]
Three year-end regulatory stories. Myron Laible Billboard operators in Missouri thanked Myron Laible for his long service to the industry. Laible retires from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) effective January 4, 2019, after 33+ years. The OAAA Board of Directors and Legislative Committee honored him on November 13. […]
Insider asked me to provide my top three predictions for legal activity for the out of home industry in 2019. Several industry leaders have recently submitted their predictions to Insider on a variety of topics, including the comprehensive political report of OAAA Legislative Committee Chairman Pat O’Donnell. Without duplicating those […]
Insider asked Pat O’Donnell to identify top government stories of 2018. Pat is president of YESCO Outdoor Media and chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. By Pat O’Donnell First, I’ll highlight top news of the year, and then look to next year: Progress in […]
Federal Appeals Court to Hear the Case Soon Insider has been tracking an important court case in Tennessee, Thomas v Schroer. Word came this week that a federal appeals court will hear arguments on this challenge to billboard law based on the assertion that it violates the First Amendment. A three-judge […]
Reprinted with permission of the OAAA Jennifer Berardo attended the OAAA Legal Seminar in November. In her three years at Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio in New Jersey, most of her legal work has involved billboards. Ms. Berardo agreed to share her fresh perspectives on the local permitting process. In medicine, they […]
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of New York City in a long-running First Amendment battle. Mogul Media (Mohammad Malik) and other plaintiffs sued New York City in federal court, arguing zoning discrimination because outdoor ads are allowed at Citi Field ballpark but prohibited elsewhere in Queens. A year […]
I talked yesterday about natural disasters and how their occurrence reminds us that billboards and other forms of out of home advertising can become vulnerable. Whether your structure is conforming or nonconforming is important to know. So what do you do in the event you have damaged nonconforming structures? Most sign, […]
I met Jim Moravec of Stott Outdoor Advertising at the OAAA Legal Seminar last month. As reported in the November 14th edition of Billboard Insider, the homes of several employees of Stott were destroyed by the devastating fires across California, specifically the Camp Fire near the City of Paradise. Now […]
