Coastal pollution is back in the public eye thanks to the latest oil spill in the Bohai Gulf. Xia Jun looks at three maritime lawsuits, and what they tell us about environmental litigation in China.

海洋污染因最近发生在渤海湾的漏油事件再次出现在了公众的视线，夏军律师以三个案例介绍了中国海洋污染诉讼的历程。

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The main characteristics of the Roman and US public interest litigation systems lie in: 1, a wide variety of suits;

古罗马与美国公益诉讼制度的主要特点是：第一，案件范围非常广泛；

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However, this reform should not lead to as extensive class actions litigation as in the US, noted Laurent Godfroid, partner at competition practice of Gide Loyrette Nouel.

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He sued the US Government with the help of the Public Citizen Litigation Group to obtain all the documents in the Einstein file.

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The company told us in a statement that it intends to "aggressively protect" its trade secrets through this litigation, so the rest will just have to play out in court.

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