OBLIC news, events and updates.

Cyber threats continue to plague businesses, including lawyers and law firms.  In 2018, we’re continuing to see cyber threats involving: W-2 Fraud Fraudulent wiring instructions Ransomware Payroll diversion Tax scams A recent publication by Beazley reports that 36% of cyber- attacks involved a hack or malware, while 28% were from accidental disclosure and 7% arose […]

In a recent decision, Hagy v. Demers & Adams, 882 F.3d 616 (6th Cir. Feb. 16, 2018), the Sixth Circuit, applying Spokeo v. Robins, reversed the district court’s finding of subject matter jurisdiction and vacated the order of summary judgment rendered against the creditor’s attorney finding FDCPA violations. The Sixth Circuit found no Article III […]

Amendments to Ohio Revised Code 4705.09 as passed by the 132nd Ohio General Assembly in Am.H.B. 223 take effect on March 23, 2018. The changes permit a fiduciary or an attorney serving as the estate fiduciary to transfer estate funds received by the fiduciary in the fiduciary’s name to the fiduciary’s attorney for deposit in […]

Rules 66.06 and 66.07 of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio describe the mandatory adult guardianship education requirements for persons serving as guardians pursuant to Chapter 2111 of the Ohio Revised Code. Courses can be found on the Ohio Adult Guardianship Education Program website. If you are serving as a guardian and you are not […]

OBLIC continues to stress the importance of strong passwords for your computers and all your electronic devices.  Click on the link for a short video with Password Guidance from NIST. The accepted advice on password security in place since 2003 typically suggested having passwords with special characters, capital letters and numbers, that are changed every […]

OBLIC frequently receives inquiries about lawyers serving as a director or officer for a client who is a for profit or non-profit business.  Two big issues with board service involve fiduciary duties and conflicts of interest. If a lawyer serves as a director, officer, trustee, partner, member or employee of any client, it is a […]

OBLIC is pleased to support the Ohio State Bar Association Senior Partner Program.  An initiative of the OSBA Senior Lawyers Section, the OSBA Senior Partner Program is another resource for your inquiries on general legal topics such as estate planning and elder law as well as non-legal issues such as retirement and financial planning, aging and related mental […]

New reports inform that a computer run by any Intel processor from 1995 onward, bar Itanium and Atom chips manufactured before 2013 are likely vulnerable to new attacks called Meltdown and Spectre.  Cloud environments are also affected. The flaw allows a hacker to read information from the memory at the “kernel” level deep in the […]

For the fourth straight year, Columbus Business First recognized the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company (OBLIC) as one of the fastest growing property and casualty companies in Ohio.  The distinction was based on a change in direct written premium from 2015 to 2016, with an impressive five percent growth during that time. OBLIC President and […]

Just when you thought you might be getting a handle on internet security, there’s a new threat.  Called KRACK (short for key reinstallation attacks), the new threat involves weaknesses within the WPA2 security protocol for Wi-Fi networks.  All modern protected Wi-Fi networks can be attacked. If your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. […]