Opinion

How a Bogus Lawsuit Led to the Titan Sub Tragedy

SLAPDOWN

Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush did not take kindly to criticism—and used the threat of SLAPP suits to bully his critics into submission.

Ari Cohn
Ari Cohn
opinion
A photo illustration of Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, and the Titan submarine that imploded in the background.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/Getty
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