Legal Opinion
Klotz v. Dehkhoda
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 12, 2006No. 56556-7-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
¶1 Two Canadian citizens died in a car accident in Washington State, and the passenger’s estate brought a wrongful death action against the driver’s estate in King County. The trial court dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds. Because the essential subject matter *264of the claim may be litigated under Canadian law and both private and public policy factors favor Canada as the appropriate forum, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 This wrongful death suit arose out of a car accident in Stevens County on July 15, 2001. The driver, Brian Anaka, and his passenger, Christopher Klotz, both 20 years old, died…
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