A Florida federal court has blocked a Costa Rican distributor from taking legal action against a multinational company outside of the United States, the latest example of an issue some lawyers believe will reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case involves the touchy topic of American courts barring proceedings in foreign courts through anti-suit injunctions, which has caused a divide in the circuit courts.

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