communication, i.e. across multiple states, “the state of most significant relationship will usually be the state where the person was domiciled at the time.... ” Restatement (Second) Conflict of Laws § 150(2) (1971); Osby, 1997 WL 338855, at *3. Pennsylvania does indeed have an interest in Franklin’s claim because its professional reputation and business contacts are based in that state. Although New York has an interest in protecting its media defendants and providing an environment for the free exchange of ideas, Pennsylvania’s interest in protecting its citizens from harm to their proprietary interests resulting from a defamatory publication, in addition to providing compensation for such injury, outweighs New York’s interest on this issue. See Fitzpatrick, 537 F.Supp. at 171-72 (<HOLDING>); Wilson, 970 F.Supp. at 414 (holding that “the
recognizing minnesotas interest in protecting the interests of the child holding that pennsylvanias interest in compensating victim of defamation outweighed new yorks interests in protecting free discussion and financial injury to defendant recognizing virginias interest in protecting defendants from claims and in holding down insurance costs holding accuseds right to fair trial outweighed newsmans interest in protecting sources and privilege must yield recognizing that mineral interest owners bear some obligation to exercise reasonable diligence in protecting their interests