'l, Inc., 775 F. Supp. 518 (D. Conn. 1991) Is Temple v. Synthes Corp., Ltd., 498 U.S. 5, 7, Ill S. Ct. 315, 112 L.Ed 2d 263 (1990). 16 Id. (quoting the Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 19(a) at 28 U. S. C. App., p. 595). 17 RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS § 302(I) (1981); V.I. CODE ANN. tit. I, § 4 (1994) (in the absence