Which of the following situations would not satisfy a state's long-arm statute?
A)The defendant committed a tort while in the state.
B)The defendant wrote a defamatory statement about one of the state's residents on a website.
C)The defendant committed a tort outside of the state that nonetheless caused harm to the state.
D)A business buys and sells good within the state.

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Most states have enacted "long-arm" statutes that give their courts in personam jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants in certain instances.Under these statutes,nonresident individuals and businesses become subject to the jurisdiction of the state's courts by,for example,doing business within the state,contracting to supply goods or services within the state,or committing a tort within the state.Federal circuit courts have rejected that merely posting defamatory or invasive material to the World Wide Web is enough to create personal jurisdiction because it fails the "minimum contacts" test to satisfy the long-arm statute.

Which of the Following Situations Would Not Satisfy a State's