Opinion ID: 432088
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Heading: Interests of Forum State.

Text: 49 California has strong interests in protecting its residents from injury and in furnishing a forum where their injuries may be remedied. Raffaele, 707 F.2d at 398. It has a special interest in exercising jurisdiction over those who have committed tortious acts within its boundaries. By subjecting the tortfeasor to liability for damages which are the proximate result of the tort, California acts to deter wrongful conduct affecting those within the state. Data Disc, 557 F.2d at 1288. 50 In addition, California also has an interest in ensuring that its citizens are fully compensated for their injuries. Such an interest is important both to ensure that injured individuals recover for their losses and to protect the state's economic resources from unnecessary expenditures. Finally, the forum state's interest in protecting the welfare of its minor residents is unquestionably important. Kulko v. California Superior Court, 436 U.S. 84, 98, 98 S.Ct. 1690, 1700, 56 L.Ed.2d 132 (1978). 51