Japanese judicial precedent and studies make the agreement that the victim can claim for damages and demand for the stoppage in the civil action that caused by the environmental pollution.
For the FTC to act, this requires evidence both of substantial consumer harm and that the firm did not have reasonable grounds for failing to implement certain practices.
The division of the Roman Empire into two parts was particularly damaging for the Western Empire because it relied on the Eastern Empire for economic support.
We should not be surprised that financial market regulations are being bent to the benefit of those who are in the best position to influence policy and to the detriment of everyone else.