The 17-year-old employee of an auto repair shop in Iowa was severely injured when a tire he

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The 17-year-old employee of an auto repair shop in Iowa was severely injured when a tire he was inflating on a customer’s trailer exploded. The tire manufacturer is located in China but sold thousands of tires in Iowa through an American distributor. The injured employee’s mother brought a product-liability claim on behalf of her son against the Chinese tire manufacturer in an Iowa state court. Can the court exercise jurisdiction over the Chinese tire manufacturer? Explain.

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Law Business And Society

ISBN: 9781260247794

13th Edition

Authors: Tony McAdams, Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, Kristofer Neslund, Kari Smoker

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