What Was the Result in Pakootas V

question 35

Multiple Choice

What was the result in Pakootas v.Teck Cominco Metals,Ltd.,the case in the text in which the plaintiffs sued the defendant,a Canadian corporation,regarding an order under CERCLA pertaining to its contamination of water in Canada that reached the U.S.?

• A) The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S. court.
• B) The court ruled that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist.
• C) The court ruled that the defendant was subject to jurisdiction in the U.S. court.
• D) The court ruled that the defendant lacked the minimum contacts necessary to require it to submit to the jurisdiction of a U.S. court and that subject matter jurisdiction did not exist.

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