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OceanGate CEO responded poorly to criticism including filing a SLAPP lawsuit in response to an OSHA complaint and investigation

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Tags: analysis, maritime, submarines, ceo, titan submersible, disasters.transport, legal, lawsuits, author.ari cohn, oceangate, source.thedailybeast, paywall
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-bogus-lawsuit-led-to-the-titan-sub-tragedy

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Title
How a Bogus Lawsuit Led to the Titan Sub Tragedy
Published
Jul 12 2023
Word count
998 words

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    boxer_dogs_dance
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation

    12 votes
    1. JuDGe3690
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      John Oliver did a pretty good, funny breakdown of SLAPP suits recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN8bJb8biZU Several states have anti-SLAPP laws on their books, but many do not.

      John Oliver did a pretty good, funny breakdown of SLAPP suits recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN8bJb8biZU

      Several states have anti-SLAPP laws on their books, but many do not.

      9 votes
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      AgnesNutter
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      The question in that is whether OSHA are allowed to investigate after a complaint has been withdrawn, even if they know it’s been withdrawn under threats. I would assume that yes they are, and...

      The question in that is whether OSHA are allowed to investigate after a complaint has been withdrawn, even if they know it’s been withdrawn under threats. I would assume that yes they are, and they don’t need a complaint at all to investigate something?

      8 votes
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        1. AgnesNutter
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          On reflection it was a bit of a silly question. That all seems obvious now you lay it out. I agree with your initial post that this warrants an investigation

          On reflection it was a bit of a silly question. That all seems obvious now you lay it out. I agree with your initial post that this warrants an investigation

          6 votes