REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR v. DASSUM

No. 3D21-1030.

346 So.3d 1250 (2022)

The REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR, Appellant, v. Roberto Isaias DASSUM, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed August 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, and Alvin B. Davis , Digna B. French , Miami and Rafael Langer-Osuna , for appellant.

Tein Malone PLLC, and Michael R. Tein , Coconut Grove and T. Omar Malone , Miami, for appellees.

Before EMAS, MILLER and BOKOR, JJ.


The Republic of Ecuador appeals from a final summary judgment in favor of Roberto Isaias Dassum and William Isaias Dassum, based on application of the doctrines of res judicata (claim preclusion) and collateral estoppel (issue preclusion). Specifically, the trial court concluded that a prior Ecuadorian proceeding in bankruptcy —which...

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