Thomas G Rohback

February 02, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Grappling with the delays and discovery motions, courts have fashioned more creative discovery processes. One such mechanism is the “quick-peek” agreement. Viewed as a mechanism for parties to exchange data quickly without the fear of waiving privilege or its subject matter, courts started to consider the mandatory use of the quick-peek to streamline discovery in 2014.

By Thomas G. Rohback and Brooke Oppenheimer

6 minute read

August 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Thomas G. Rohback and Brooke Oppenheimer write: The recent cyber-attack on HBO should be a wakeup call to both businesses and insurers. While the amount sought by the hackers called "Mr. Smith"—roughly $6 million in bitcoin—is not a huge amount for HBO, it is significantly more than the amounts that have typically been demanded in recent cyber extortion demands.

By Thomas G. Rohback and Brooke Oppenheimer

15 minute read

March 22, 2017 | Legaltech News

Recent cases have taken different lessons from the Supreme Court's Spokeo ruling, but we should expect to see more class actions filed under statutory causes of action.

By Thomas G. Rohback and Patricia M. Carreiro, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider

18 minute read

March 21, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

After 'Spokeo', some courts took the decision to be an exclamation point on their continuing dismissals of cases for lack of standing where there hasn't been concrete harm. Other courts, however, recognized the subtle but significant distinction raised by 'Spokeo' where a claim is based on a statute providing a private cause of action and a remedy of statutory damages for a violation.

By Thomas G. Rohback and Patricia M. Carreiro

19 minute read