Gorman claims that Monarch threatened him in a barrage of tweets, claiming that Gorman needs to “watch his back.”  Monarch admits to deleting his tweets at Gorman thereafter, and admits to having some harsh words with Gorman, whom he had never spoken to or met prior.  Monarch denies that his words constituted threats.
Then, less than 2 weeks later on 12-10-13, Gorman coincidentally received a blackmail notice demanding $500,000 in cryptocurrency or else the cryptocurrency blackmailer claimed he would attack Gorman’s wife, children, company, and colleagues:
Gorman did not pay the $500,000 in cryptocurrency.  Instead, Gorman hired the services of BlankRome and Kroll, which the lawsuit alleges helped him track down Steinborn and Monarch.
True to the blackmailers words, an all out cyberattack on Gorman’s family, co-workers, clients, and vendors ensued. The lawsuit alleges that the damages were catastrophic, causing Brand.com to go out of business and caused significant damage to Gorman both personally and professionally.
