From Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego, Latin American courts are giving new meaning to judicial dialogue.

A group of investors are hoping to persuade a Delaware Chancery Court judge to block BankAtlantic's proposed sale of $2.1 billion in loans and $3.3 billion in deposits to BB&T. The trial promises to be a big test for BankAtlantic counsel Eugene Stearns of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, who's also defending the bank against newly-filed SEC fraud charges.