By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick At last week’s IBOUSA conference in Columbus, I presented a power point on “Objectionable or Defamatory Messages Displayed on Billboards: What the Operator Can Refuse to Display, and How He Can Protect Himself.” In general, I reported that the operator of a privately owned […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick. Insider sent me a couple articles about lawsuits brought against advertisers who had displayed defamatory or misappropriated advertisements on billboards. In a New Hampshire case, the owner of a mortgage company who used electronic billboards (as well as the radio, television, and internet) to […]
By now, most of us have read in Billboard Insider and other publications about the US Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Reed vs Town of Gilbert, basically holding that regulatory distinctions based on the content of messages displayed on signs violate the First Amendment. But, what about the more fundamental […]
Insider received a followup question in response to Richard Rothfelder’s article on taxes, foreclosures and billboard easements. Mr Rothfelder agrees with the investor that he should create the easement, sell the property and pay of the taxes. What happens when the new property owner does not pay the taxes and […]
Insider received a call from an investor with the following question: I bought a piece of property at a distressed sale. There’s a billboard on the property which is leased to an out of home company. There are back taxes due on the property. I want to create an easement […]
You may have redress if a city misinterprets sign rules to get you to take down a sign. Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder and Falick talks here about City of Houston v. De Trapani, a successful takings case he litigated against the city of Houston. Introduction The City of Houston (the […]
Last week Insider discussed automatic renewal clauses in billboard leases. Insider asked billboard attorney Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder & Falick to review the legal issues associated with automatic renewal clauses. Rothfelder handled several cases involving unilateral and perpetual lease provisions. Introduction If a lease grants the Lessee the unilateral power […]
Sometimes you can fight city hall. Richard Rothfelder has written a case study about how Houston out of home companies successfully sued the city to recover $2.5 million in off-premise sign permit fees. Rothfelder’s firm presented the winning arguments for the out of home companies. By Richard Rothfelder City of […]
From Richard L. Rothfelder of Rothfelder & Falick L.L.P. Supreme Court Denies Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Scenic America vs Department of Transportation On October 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the petition for writ of certiorari filed by Scenic America in a case watched […]
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