OBLIC news, events and updates.
CONSENT ORDER ADDRESSES MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT FOR COLLECTION ATTORNEYS
A recent Consent Order issued by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asserted that certain law firms engaged in unfair and deceptive practices to collect delinquent medical bills. The CFPB alleged the attorneys lacked meaningful involvement in evaluating the consumer debt collection accounts, having falsely implied that lawyers had verified the debts under collection. […]
BEST PRACTICES TIP: UPDATE YOUR DOCUMENT
It’s a good time to make sure the documents and forms you are using are up-to-date. Do your forms reflect the latest changes? If you practice in family law, look at the Domestic Relations and Juvenile Law Standardized Forms. If you practice in the estate planning area, look at Probate Forms, including 2016 involuntary treatment […]
CYBER SECURITY BASICS: PASSWORDS
Using strong passwords to protect access to all your electronic devices is the building block of basic cyber security. Each device should have its own password, that you regularly update. Avoid using sequences of numbers, keyboard or alphabet. Click to read more on the CyberPoster and about establishing Strong Passwords. You may also click for […]
NEW OPINIONS ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, DIVISION OF FEES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Four new opinions from the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct were announced on December 20, 2016. Opinion 2016-10 discusses that under Ohio Rule of Professional Conduct 1.18, a lawyer owes a duty of confidentiality to a prospective client regarding information learned in a preliminary conference and a lawyer may not reveal information learned in a […]
OHIO SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DAMAGE CAPS
In a decision issued December 14, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of caps on noneconomic damages in Ohio Revised Code 2315.18(B)(2). The appellant argued that the statute was unconstitutional as applied to minors who are victims of sexual assault. Citing its 2007 decision in Arbino V. Johnson & Johnson, the Court rejected […]
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Statute Of Repose Requiring Medical Malpractice Suits To Be Filed Within Four Years
In a recent decision, Antoon v Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Slip Opinion 2016-Ohio- 7432, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the Ohio medical-malpractice statute of repose in Ohio Revised Code 2305.113 (C) is constitutional even to the extent it prohibits bringing suit on a cause of action that has vested and accordingly, is a true statute […]
REMINDER – CLE REPORTING DEADLINE
Here’s a friendly reminder that an attorney whose last name begins with a letter from M through Z shall complete a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of continuing legal education, including a minimum of two and one-half credit hours of instruction in professional conduct topics, on or before December 31, 2016. Click here to access […]
Cyber Liability for Lawyers
Read the article Cyber Liability for Lawyers by OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Koehler Mote in the Summer Issue of Lawyers Quarterly. To go directly to the article, click here.
OSBAIA – Threats to your business come in all forms. Protect yourself like you protect your clients.
Keep yourself protected no matter what kind of unforeseen incidents might arise. The Ohio State Bar Association Insurance Agency Business Owners Policy covers losses due to weather damage, computer crashes and failures, and auto accidents. With this kind of peace of mind you can focus on what’s important, protecting your clients while the Ohio State […]
Reminder – Your OBLIC Policy Provides Cyber Breach Coverage
Email scams take many forms, and attorneys are among those that are often targeted with ever-evolving, sometimes complicated schemes. Face it, hackers view law firms as easy prey. ”Phishing” schemes using data mined from public information to gain access to computer systems are on the rise, appearing as what might seem to be a legitimate […]
