Opinion ID: 174852
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: States' Interest in Substantive Social Policies

Text: This factor focuses on whether the exercise of personal jurisdiction ... affects the substantive social policy interests of other states. AST Sports Sci., 514 F.3d at 1062 (internal quotation marks omitted). This factor weighs in favor of EMC because Bartile has not identified how the litigation of this action in Utah would advance any fundamental substantive social policy. Even though Bartile is a Utah corporation, the exercise of personal jurisdiction would not interfere with Utah's sovereign interest in interpreting its laws because Wyoming law applies to this action. See discussion infra Part III. In sum, the district court properly exercised personal jurisdiction over Bartile. Bartile had minimum contacts with Wyoming. Although certain traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice favored Bartile, it failed to establish a compelling case that personal jurisdiction would be unreasonable.