Q (Utilize Chapter 4) Lucy Dickerson lives in Ohio. She placed a winning bid on eBay for two ATVs from a seller named ATV Plus, LLC located in West Virginia. ATV Plus, LLC has sold thousands of ATVs on eBay over the internet to states all over the east coast and Alaska, and it regularly uses eBay as a means of doing business. ATV Plus, LLC has also sold thousands of new and used ATVs on websites like Etsy, Rakuten, Ebid, and from its own website. When Lucy received her ATVs, she turned one on and immediately found that it buzzed and then blew black smoke and died. Lucy inhaled some of the black smoke and also incurred urgent care fees for her treatment of the smoke inhalation. Lucy files a civil lawsuit to recover her money and for her injury - she files the case in Ohio. Does the Ohio court have jurisdiction to hear the case, and why or why not? Be sure to explain the standard to determine if a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant based on the defendant's Web/Cyberspace activities (read pages 69 through 71 including the Gucci America, Inc. court case 4.2).
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