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KLOTZ v. DEHKHODA

No. 56556-7-I.

141 P.3d 67 (2006)

Dana KLOTZ, in her capacity as the Administrator-Personal Representative of the Estate of Christopher Klotz, Deceased, Appellant, v. Ramina DEHKHODA, in her capacity as the Administrator-Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian Anaka, Deceased, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered July 31, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Steven Fury, Fury Bailey, Seattle, WA, Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld, Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, for Appellant.

Nathan Furman, Forsburg & Umlauf, Mark Preston Scheer, Scheer & Zehnder LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

ELLINGTON, 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 of the claim may be litigated under Canadian law, and both private and public policy factors favor Canada as the appropriate forum, we affirm.

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