Issue Spotters Discussion

Café Rojo, Ltd., an Ecuadoran firm, agrees to sell coffee beans to Dark Roast Coffee Company, a U.S. firm. Dark Roast accepts the beans but refuses to pay. Café Rojo sues Dark Roast in an Ecuadoran court and is awarded damages, but Dark Roast’s assets are in the United States. Under what circumstances would a U.S. court enforce the judgment of the Ecuadoran court?