Opinion ID: 2402029
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Interest in the Subject Matter of the Litigation

Text: [¶ 15] An analysis of whether a legitimate state interest exists goes beyond the State's interest in providing its citizens with a means of redress against noncitizens, and includes factors such as the protection of state industries, the safety of its workers, or the location of witnesses and creditors within its border. Murphy, 667 A.2d at 594. Maine has a legitimate interest in (1) upholding the attachment of property as an accommodation to collection efforts in courts of other jurisdictions, and (2) preventing debtors from using our boundaries as a shelter to shield their persons and their Maine real estate from process and creditors. Thus, the first condition for jurisdiction over this action, to enforce Dworman's personal guarantees and to attach her real estate to provide security for any judgment, is met.