Posted on Wednesday, 28 July, 2010
A federal jury returned a verdict on July 26th in a lawsuit going back to 2002. Corey Airport Services won a decision in which the City of Atlanta was ordered to pay the company a total of $17.5 million in damages for steering an advertising contract to a competitor with deep political connections to old guard Atlanta politicians. One of the most damaging pieces of testimony came from former Airport Commissioner Angela Gittens, who told the court that former Mayor Campbell had ordered her not to put the advertising contract out for bid because Clear Channel’s minority partner Barbara Fouch was a his friend and he didn’t want her to get hurt. Clear Channel and Ms. Fouch hold the indoor advertising contract today. Common Cause has long been critical of contracting practices at the airport where well-connected individuals and campaign contributors seem to get a major piece of the action. This decision validates our position. Click here to read the AJC story on the federal court decision.
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