SIDDHARTH JAIN

(1) The rights and liabilities of the parties with respect to an issue in tort are determined by the local law of the state which, with respect to that issue, has the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties under the principles stated in § 6. (2) Contacts to be taken into account in applying the principles of § 6 to determine the law applicable to an issue include: (a) the place where the injury occurred, (b) the place where the conduct causing the injury occurred, (c) the domicil, residence, nationality, place of incorporation and place of business of the parties, and (d) the place where the relationship, if any, between the parties is centered. These contacts are to be evaluated according to their relative importance with respect to the particular issue. Comment: a. Scope of section. The rule of this Section states a principle applicable to all torts and to all issues in tort and, as a result, is cast in terms of great generality. This is made necessary by the great variety of torts and of issues in tort and by the present fluidity of the decisions and scholarly writings on choice of law in torts. Title B (§ § 146-155) deals with particular torts as to which it is possible to state rules of greater precision. Undoubtedly, this list will lengthen with increased experience. Title C (§ § 156-174) deals with particular issues in tort. It seems clear that the best way to bring precision into the field is by attempting to state special rules for particular torts and for particular issues in tort. Comment on Subsection (1): b. Rationale. The principles stated in § 6 underlie all rules of choice of law and are used in evaluating the significance of a relationship, with respect to the particular issue, to the potentially interested states, the occurrence and the parties. The factors listed in Subsection (2) of the rule of § 6 can be divided into five groups. One group is concerned with the fact that