Rothfelder & Falick set out to provide the industry with one source for all aspects of Billboard Law. This book does just that. There are 300 pages of summary and articles broken into seven sections including: FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGES AND CONTENT BASED SIGN CODES WHAT THE OPERATOR CAN DISPLAY […]
You can recover legal fees to defend your lease rights if your lease says so. That’s the lesson on Lamar Advertising Southwest, Inc “Lamar” v Grandview Realty, LLC “Grandview” Here are the facts. Lamar had a three year lease for four billboard structures on property owned by Grandview. The lease […]
After publishing our article in the Inglewood lawsuit, we heard back from Richard Hamlin with some additional information. Coincidentally, today’s Daily Breeze, a Los Angeles South-Bay area newspaper published an article about claims that the Inglewood mayor accepted a $25,000 campaign contribution from an ally(?) affiliate(?) of WOW a few […]
Politico reported last week that the World Cup was supposed to be a moment of unalloyed triumph for the city of Inglewood and the owner of SoFi Stadium, its signature sports venue. But the estranged partners have been embroiled in a long-simmering legal dispute, and now the city has emerged […]
Recording a lease is the best way to notify potential landowners of your billboard lease. But PSK LLC v Legacy Outdoor Advertising demonstrates that a billboard company can successfully defend its claims without a recorded lease. Here are the facts. Jerry and Gaylene Arent erected a billboard on their property […]
By Andy McDonald, SVP, Government Affairs, OAAA The United States is currently operating within a fragmented regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, characterized by predominantly state-level activity, emerging federal coordination efforts, increasing litigation, and growing national security concerns shaping policy debates. At the state level, AI regulation has accelerated dramatically. As […]
Lease terms can impact the value of just compensation. That’s the lesson of Dept of Transportation versus Adams outdoor Advertising of Charlotte. Here are the facts: In October 2001 Adams outdoor acquired a billboard in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2006 the lease expired and Adams Outdoor negotiated a new lease […]
Laist and Los Angeles Times report that there are dueling initiates which would impact billboards, parking fees and taxes in Inglewood. Inglewood Residents for Stadum Accountability, which is funded by WOW Media and WOW Media CEO Scott Krantz is seeking petition signatures for an initiative to cap SoFi stadium parking […]
Billboard Insider recently published an article on the 2009 Nebraska Supreme Court case of Lamar Co vs City of Fremont, along with the follow up comments from California attorney Richard Hamlin. Among the several interesting legal issues in the case was Lamar’s allegation of tortious interference, which basically consisted of […]
California Out of Home attorney Richard Hamlin of the Hamlin|Cody law firm comments on Billboard Permit rights run with the land. We are especially interested in his thoughts on tortious interference. This is an issue for all of you who talk to landlords or who are approached by landlords who […]
