Question

Which of the following will not create minimum contacts in a state sufficient to find personal jurisdiction on an out-of-state defendant? Group of answer choices A company maintains no physical office within a state and does not send sales personnel in to conduct business, but it target advertises in the forum state, providing special products and discounts for the forum state's residents. A company maintains an office in the forum state that is manned once a week by employees. A company sends sales personnel into the forum state to conduct business but does not maintain an office within the forum state. A company maintains a website that provides information about its products and that provides an address or number that a customer can contact to obtain an order form to purchase products directly from the company.

Answer 1

Answer: A company maintains a website that provides information about its products and that provides an address or number that a customer can contact to obtain an order form to purchase products directly from the company.

Explanation:

With different states having varying laws but yet still sharing a lot of business interests, it is important that the states know when they can have jurisdiction over a person.

Minimum contacts is the solution and is used to determine whether an entity has sufficient contacts in a state to warrant jurisdiction over them.

Simply having a website that can be accessed by people in a state does not fall under the provisions required for minimum contact to be met so the courts in this state cannot have personal jurisdiction over this company.