Richard, tell us about the new book we are releasing today, exclusively through Billboard Insider? OOH operators are painfully familiar with the differences of opinion on the societal benefits versus burdens of billboards, which has led to an extensive body of case, statutory, and administrative law on billboards unique to […]
Billboard Insider ran a couple interesting articles on lease escalator clauses recently, namely those by Andy Goodman on January 28, 2026 and by Carl Hutchinson on February 17, 2026. Andy and Carl agreed that these types of provisions, while seemingly non-adversarial and business-like, can quickly get out of control and […]
I read the interesting article appearing in the January 20, 2026 edition of Billboard Insider on A Way to Collect Old Out of Home Receivables.My law firm handles collections of all types, including for our billboard company clients. I wrote about our collection strategies in a couple articles Billboard insider […]
Billboard Insider received a comment on Andy Goodman’s December 23, 2025 article entitled Not All Billboard Locations Are Created Equal, namely: Had a question on this comment in Andy’s article—How is this possible? Meaning, how can a city entity opt to give exclusive rights to one company without other companies […]
One of my favorite articles I write toward the end of each year (or when I’ve been unduly procrastinating around the first of the new year) for Billboard Insider is to recount the various news, developments, cases, and statutes involving billboard law from around the Country during the year. And, […]
I saw the article in today’s Billboard Insider, entitled “Ohio Bans Cannabis Billboards.” I see from the article that Ohio apparently allows the consumption of cannabis products, at least for medical purposes. However, the State has completely banned the advertising of the weed, including on billboards, as well as transit, […]
Richard Rothfelder’s Article from yesterday on the “Let’s Go Brandon” meme and lawsuit on BA vs Tri County Area Schools, brought the following question from our friend Tom Giesken. “Pardon my confusion but I’m not an attorney. So, when the case was dismissed did that mean the school had the […]
Here’s an editorial warning for the linguistically sensitive before you read this article: while containing direct quotes from the October 14, 2025 opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the reader of this article will encounter several references to both the literal and euphemistic slur […]
Thanks to the IBO for producing another informative and entertaining two days. Here are the key moments from day two. Wealth Maximization – What Should I be Considering with Gabe Oliverio of Johnsen Fretty and Max Drachman of Drachman M&A Co. Max – Building signs using cash from profits is […]
Billboard Insider published in its September 16th edition an interesting article about Lamar Outdoor’s successful inverse condemnation trial against the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. I have several comments about the case. First and foremost, congratulations to my friends Bill Hickman, Lamar’s attorney, and Paul Wright, Lamar’s testifying appraiser, […]
