Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Air Capital Group, LLC

GOLDBERG, Judge:

A vintage aircraft, a Miami executive, and a central African head of state. With a cast like that, one might confuse this case for a Bond film. But the matter before us is no work of fiction — it is the true story of an airplane maintenance check gone south and the weeks-long trial that followed. And the star of the show is not a tuxedoed spy, but the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”), a law that protects consumers from predatory business schemes. See Fla. Stat. §§ 501.201-501.23.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) sued Air Capital Group, LLC…