GEFT has sued the Marion County, Indiana for the third time. GEFT won the first two rounds: a 2016 lawsuit over wrongful termination of a billboard permit and a 2017 law suit which voided the Marion County sign code on first amendment grounds. This time GEFT is challenging the city’s decision […]
A US District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana ruled yesterday in favor of GEFT Outdoor in its case versus the City of Evansville. GEFT sued Evansville after being denied a variance request to construct a digital billboard. Here are links to the Court’s Entry on Cross Motions […]
By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA A federal judge in Indiana (nominated by President Trump) issued an injunction against a local sign-variance process as subjective and vague, and therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for GEFT Outdoor, which sought a digital billboard permit in Monroe County (IN). “The […]
On April 25, 2019 GEFT Outdoor lost a procedural and due process claim against Westfield, Indiana relating to construction of a billboard which Westfield stopped in December 2018. GEFT still has a pending Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against Westfield. GEFT claimed procedural rights were violated because the city issued a […]
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 […]
Last week Insider wrote that GEFT Outdoor has filed a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the town of Westfield, IN for denying a digital sign permit. GEFT commenced construction and city personnel intervened and things got interesting. The city issued a stop work order but apparently didn’t follow its own […]
Paul Wright of SignValue.com is one of the smartest people Insider knows when it comes to valuing billboards. Wright is a General Certified Appraiser who has been valuing billboards for 20 years. Wright is also author of Billboard Appraisal: The Valuation of Off-Premise Advertising Signs. Wright recently gave an OAAA sponsored […]
The Southern District of Indiana US District Court ruled last week that GEFT Outdoor is entitled to damages because two digital signs were denied under an old unconstitutional sign code. Reed v Gilbert figured into the decision. Here are the facts: Indianapolis had an original sign ordinance requiring billboard companies […]
