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 […]
Yesterday we ran a post by Sam Stokely of Stokely Outdoor asking for advice about condemnation issues in Oklahoma. Here are some of the comments we received. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says it’s important to engage a lawyer You should engage an attorney now! It does […]
We received this note from Sam Stokely of Stokely Outdoor based in Broken Arrow, OK. Thought we would take it out to the wider community for your thoughts and comments. I have 7 separate billboards that are currently in condemnation. Four of them I can move back and three will […]
At the IBO Conference, Richard Rothfelder, Chris Rothfelder and Mike Falick had an engaging discussion about aspects of billboard law focused around their new book. Continuing that conversation, here are more excerpts from that discussion as they consider some of the key legal issues facing the OOH industry. Leases, Easements, and […]
Billboard Insider wants to make sure readers know yesterdays’ article on the Verde Renfroe legal dispute was by Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody. We mistakenly attributed the article to Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder & Falick. We corrected the error after a couple hours but want to make sure credit is given […]
Last week Billboard Insider wrote an update on the Verde Renfroe legal dispute. We asked whether Renfro had any ability to revise its claim based on Verde’s sale to Lamar. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin sent in these comments. We originally attributed the comments to Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder […]
Earlier this week, Billboard Insider wrote about a Verde Outdoor (“Verde”) lawsuit alleging fraud against JR Media, John “Jed” Renfroe, Christa Hurley (Jed Renfroe’s sister) and Marcus Ben Jones (collectively “Sellers”. It appears that legal difficulties between the parties commenced with a Petition for Declaratory Judgement filed over a year ago […]
At the IBO Conference, Richard Rothfelder, Chris Rothfelder and Mike Falick had an engaging discussion about aspects of billboard law focused around their new book. Continuing that conversation, here are more excerpts from that discussion as they consider some of the key legal issues facing the OOH industry. First Amendment […]
Incentives matter. A post-closing performance based payout on an out of home acquisition provides incentive for a seller to artificially boost revenues. That’s the lesson of the Verde Outdoor Media (“Verde”) versus JR Media, John “Jed” Renfroe, Christa Hurley (Jed Renfroe’s sister) and Marcus Ben Jones (collectively “Sellers”). Here’s the […]
Last Friday Michael Falick and Chris Rothfelder discussed vesting rights for billboard permits and whether local zoning codes can be pre-empted by a state code. California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says California approaches these issues differently… Count on California to approach these subjects differently. Vesting: Filing […]
