MartinaCo, Which Is Based in the Netherlands, Makes Oil Pumps

question 11

Multiple Choice

MartinaCo, which is based in the Netherlands, makes oil pumps. Pooky, a U.S. consumer, is injured in an accident involving a MartinaCo pump, and files a suit against the firm in a Rhode Island state court to recover. The court most likely has jurisdiction over MartinaCo

• A) if MartinaCo has sufficient "contacts" with Rhode Island.
• B) if MartinaCo is amenable to the suit.
• C) if MartinaCo's pumps are in the global "stream of commerce."
• D) under no circumstances.

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