Opinion ID: 2404850
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Interest of State (Factors Two and Three)

Text: The State of New Hampshire has a legitimate interest in adjudicating this suit because it involves the claimed contamination and pollution of State waters. Cf. Benitez-Allende v. Alcan Aluminio do Brasil, S.A., 857 F.2d 26, 31 (1st Cir.1988) (forum's interest in protecting its citizens from defective products weighs heavily in favor of jurisdiction), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1018, 109 S.Ct. 1135, 103 L.Ed.2d 196 (1989). North Atlantic acknowledges that the State of New Hampshire has an interest in adjudicating this dispute, particularly given that the State is the plaintiff. For similar reasons, we accord deference to the State's choice of filing suit in New Hampshire. See Bartow, 53 F.Supp.2d at 528.