Sometimes you have to pursue legal remedies to protect your rights when faced with a regulator which doesn’t play by the rules. Girard, Ohio adopted an ordinance 12 years ago banning new billboards on certain parts of the city. In other parts of the city billboards are allowed. A […]
Michael Galasso of Robbins Kelly Patterson and Tucker talked about regulatory and permit issues that the recent IBO show. Galasso practices out of home law in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Here are some excerpts from his talk. Getting into out of home I did litigation work. I was assigned to Norton Outdoor […]
Billboard attorney Michael Galasso of Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker tells Billboard Insider that amortization conflicts with Ohio state law: I read with interest the Billboard Insider article on Bloomington’s amortization ordinance and reader comments regarding the application of Indiana’s just compensation statute. I would also point out that, in […]
Today we interview Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky out of home attorney Michael Galasso as part of a series of interviews with out of home law specialists. OOH Attorney: Michael Galasso Firm: Robbins, Kelly, Patterson, Tucker Email: mgalasso@rkpt.com Phone: 513-721-3330 States of Practice: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana How did you get involved in out of […]
Insider mentioned the pending Ohio Supreme Court tax case Wednesday and Thursday we had a good news ruling. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled against Cincinnati’s targeted billboard tax as an unconstitutional burden on free speech. A little background on the Ohio Case: Norton Outdoor Advertising and Lamar Advertising challenged Cincinnati’s […]
Insider wrote this in A Billboard Lease is Not a License: Make sure your billboard leases have language which says the agreement inures to the benefit of successors and assigns. Your billboard lease should also contain a clause permitting assignment without consent. Some landlords will object. Next best is language […]
CINCINNATI, OH (October 17) – Court of Common Pleas Judge Curt C. Hartman today invalidated Cincinnati’s new excise tax on billboards as a burden on speech protected by the First Amendment. “Government may not single out and direct or target a tax solely at the exercise of First Amendment rights […]
CINCINNATI (July 30) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block Cincinnati’s targeted billboard tax and higher fees. The next step is a hearing for injunctive relief in early September. Norton Outdoor Advertising and Lamar Advertising Company are challenging the new tax and fees on constitutional grounds. […]
