Devore v. Pfizer Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “the locus jurisdiction's interests in protecting the reasonable expectations of the parties who relied on it to govern their primary conduct and in the admonitory effect that applying its law will have on similar conduct in the future assume critical importance and outweigh any interests of the common-domicile jurisdic tion.” Schultz, 65 N.Y.2d at 198 , 491 N.Y.S.2d at 96 , 480 N.E.2d at 684-85 . 5 . The degree to which Devore rests on this ground is unclear to us. In Devore, the First Department set forth accurately the Schultz rule that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Licci ex rel. Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL

2. “the law of the jurisdiction where the tort occurred will generally apply because that jurisdiction has the greatest interest in regulating behavior within its borders.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 375 F. Supp. 3d 175 - Long Oil Heat, Inc. v. Spencer

3. “locus of a tort is generally defined as the place of the injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 375 F. Supp. 3d 175 - Long Oil Heat, Inc. v. Spencer