DealTime.com Ltd. v. McNulty

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• noting that where “issues will be governed by the state law of one forum rather than the other, then the greater familiarity of the federal court sitting in that forum militates somewhat in favor of transfer”
• stating there was no improper forum-shopping because the most relevant events took place in New York
• “As McNulty is a private individual and DealTime is an international corporation, DealTime is better positioned to bear any financial inconvenience that might be incurred by transfer.”
• witness unavailability would “not tip the balance in favor of a transfer in light of the option of videotaping testimony of witnesses unwilling to travel to another forum to testifty”
• “If, pursuant to a choice of law analysis, it is determined that these issues will be governed by the state law of one forum rather than the other, then the greater familiarity of the federal court sitting in that forum militates somewhat in favor of transfer.”

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