Opinion ID: 1262975
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Heading: the brazilian judgment is entitled to recognition

Text: The full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution [16] does not extend to foreign nation judgments, but state courts have the power to recognize them. [17] The present trend in the United States clearly favors recognition of foreign nation judgments. [18] Strong policies support recognition, [19] such as the protection of party expectations, prevention of harassment of one party by the other, conservation of judicial resources and promotion of consistency and uniformity of law. [20] This trend parallels the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 98, which states that [a] valid judgment [21] rendered in a foreign nation after a fair trial in a contested proceeding will be recognized in the United States so far as the immediate parties and the underlying cause of action are concerned.