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Under North Dakota Rule of Civil Procedure 4(b)(2), which mirrors the state's long-arm reach, a North Dakota court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident to the fullest extent permitted by due process. A Minnesota manufacturer sold a defective grain dryer to a North Dakota farmer through a North Dakota dealer, and the dryer caused a fire on the farm. Which basis best supports jurisdiction over the manufacturer?

General jurisdiction, because selling one product into North Dakota makes the manufacturer 'at home' there Jurisdiction based solely on the foreseeability that the product might end up in North Dakota No jurisdiction, because the manufacturer never physically entered North Dakota Specific jurisdiction, because the claim arises from the manufacturer's purposeful sale of the product into North Dakota's market

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Specific jurisdiction, because the claim arises from the manufacturer's purposeful sale of the product into North Dakota's market

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