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 […]
At this weeks IBO Conference, Richard Rothfelder, Chris Rothfelder and Mike Falick had an engaging discussion about aspects of billboard law focused around their new book. Here is an excerpt from that discussion as they consider some of the key legal issues facing the OOH industry. Vested Rights and Local […]
Billboard Insider summarized the case of Clear Channel Outdoor vs Karkif in its April 7th edition, which among other things raised the question of whether a permit is ordinarily required to remove billboards. And, my friend Richard Hamlin commented in the following day’s edition that the Los Angeles Municipal Code does indeed require […]
Have any of you struggled when ordering title for a billboard easement or land purchase because the title company doesn’t understand the out of home business? Tower Title can solve your problems. Billboard Insider talked with Kyle Perry, Tower Title’s CTO, to learn more about how Tower Title assists out […]
Laissez les bons temps rouler! For those of you that don’t speak Louisiana Cajun French, that means “Let the good times roll!” And, that’s exactly what Chris Cowlbeck, Sarah Davis, and the rest of the crew at IBO have in mind for the 2026 Spring IBO Conference in New Orleans […]
