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An out-of-state manufacturer ships a defective product into Tennessee, where it injures a Tennessee consumer. The consumer sues in Tennessee state court. Under the Tennessee long-arm statute (Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-214) and constitutional due process, may a Tennessee court exercise personal jurisdiction?

No, because the manufacturer has no physical presence in Tennessee Yes, automatically, because any injury in Tennessee confers general jurisdiction No, because long-arm jurisdiction requires the defendant's consent Yes, if the manufacturer purposefully directed the product into Tennessee and the claim arises from that contact

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Yes, if the manufacturer purposefully directed the product into Tennessee and the claim arises from that contact

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