By Mike Falick, Partner, Rothfelder & Falick Chris Rothfelder and I are really looking forward to the IBO Fall Conference on September 21 – 23 in Charlotte, NC! Richard Rothfelder extends his regards as well – he will sadly not be joining us in Charlotte as he will be spending […]
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Rothfelder On Unrecorded Leases and Constructive Notice
Billboard Insider has published numerous articles, including in its Guide to Leases, Easements, and Real Estate, advising that the prudent billboard operator should record his ground lease, or at least of memorandum of the lease. By officially recording in the county real property records, the operator insures the world has […]
Rothfelder On Texas SB 19 And The First Amendment Right To Refuse Firearm Ads
It seems like everyday there’s a new mass shooting, whether its Uvalde, Buffalo, Parkland, Sandy Hook, and on and on. And, just as predictably, there’s more and more talk about gun control legislation. Especially in these tragic times, everybody appears to have an opinion under the Fourth Amendment, namely whether […]
Rothfelder On Lamar vs TxDOT And Sovereign Immunity
The Texas Court of Appeals, for the 14th District in Houston, issued its opinion on May 12, 2022 in Lamar vs Texas Department of Transportation, holding that TxDOT has sovereign immunity against Lamar’s claims that it’s “officials interpreted the rules incorrectly when more than four years after Lamar last paid […]
Rothfelder On The IBO Spring Conference In Kansas City
I’m really looking forward to the IBO Spring Conference on May 4 through 6, which is being held on The Plaza in Kansas City, right down the highway from my alma meter the 2022 National Basketball Champion Kansas Jayhawks (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!). My partners Mike Falick and Chris Rothfelder and […]
Rothfelder on Application of CDC Mask Mandate Invalidation to Billboard Administrative Rules
by Richard Rothfelder, Partner, Rothfelder and Falick Once again, controversial national events have application to the billboard industry, in this case on billboard administrative rules. In particular, on April 18th, a Federal District Judge ruled that the mask mandate rules imposed by the U.S. Center on Disease Control (“CDC”) were […]
Rothfelder on Covenants Not To Compete
As readers of Billboard Insider, you’ve undoubtedly seen from the frequent notices in the publication the tremendous amount of acquisitions of out of home assets recently. In addition to asset purchase agreements and assignment of interests, these transactions often include covenants not to compete. More specifically, the purchaser of the […]
Rothfelder On How To Influence A Sign Code Amendment
Billboard Insider recently reported on how four operators joined forces to impact the January 6th amendment to the Clovis, New Mexico Sign Code. These operators, namely Lindmark, Choice Media, Fluhman Media, and Clovis Sign & Service, lead a grass roots efforts with the local business community, which along with some […]
Rothfelder’s OOH Legal Predictions For 2022
Little did I know after enthusiastically bidding good riddance to 2020 in my Billboard Insider article on 2021 OOH legal predictions, there would be a few days later an insurgence at the Capital, followed by a few weeks later a crippling ice storm in my hometown of Houston and throughout […]
Rothfelder On StreetMediaGroup vs Colorado DOT
Billboard Insider reported in its December 27th edition on the recent decision in StreetMediaGroup and Turnpike Media vs Colorado DOT. This December 6, 2021 opinion from the US District Court for the District of Colorado is extremely important, as it represents the next development in the long running saga of […]