Opinion ID: 755901
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Interstate Judicial System's Interest in Obtaining

Text: Efficient Resolution 49 The fourth factor in our reasonableness inquiry examines whether the forum state is the most efficient place to litigate the dispute. Key to this inquiry are the location of witnesses, e.g. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp., 84 F.3d 560, 574 (2d Cir.1996), where the wrong underlying the lawsuit occurred, e.g. Carteret Savings Bank, FA v. Shushan, 954 F.2d 141, 148 (3d Cir.1992), what forum's substantive law governs the case, e.g. FDIC v. British-American Ins. Co., Ltd., 828 F.2d 1439, 1444 (9th Cir.1987), and whether jurisdiction is necessary to prevent piecemeal litigation. See Delong Equip. Co. v. Washington Mills Abrasive Co., 840 F.2d 843, 850-51 (11th Cir.1988). 50 The witnesses relevant to this dispute are largely located in Canada and states other than Kansas. The insurance policies were negotiated, drafted, and executed in Canada and are governed by Canadian substantive law. Plaintiff need not litigate the action in Kansas to prevent piecemeal litigation. The record suggests, and Plaintiff does not make any contrary argument, that Plaintiff could have joined all of the insurance companies in Canada. Therefore, a Canadian forum was apparently available in which Plaintiff could join all Defendants in one location. We conclude that litigating the dispute in Kansas would not be more efficient than in Canada. 51