Legal Fiction in Action: Cuban "State-Controlled Entities" and Their Standing in U.S. Courts

A Troubled Florida Case with Broad Policy, and Perhaps Legal Implications

In a case that seemed troubled from the start, a Florida judge in Palm Beach recently entered a default judgment in favor of a Cuban entity, Danaous SRL, in a dispute over a contract for frozen chickens. The case raises significant questions about U.S. policy and the standing of Cuban entities in American courts. A few court records are included at the …