California Court of Appeal

Where California's interests will not be impaired if its laws do not govern, but the goals of the Dominican Republic's worker's compensation scheme will be greatly undermined if its laws are not applied, California choice of law principles require that Dominican law govern.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2001
• Published 05/18/2001

Judges

• ALDRICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Remer, DiVincenzo & Griffith, Franklin I. Remer and Joseph P. DiVincenzo, Corona Del Mar, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Yukevich & Sonnett, Anthony E. Sonnett and Abdalla J. Innabi, for Defendants and Respondents.