Piet, a Delaware resident, goes out to dine at Ed's House of Crabs, a restaurant incorporated and operating in Maryland. As Piet walks to his table, he slips on some crab parts that had fallen to the floor and had not been cleaned up by Ed's staff. He suffers a severe back injury that requires multiple operations and extensive therapy. As Piet prepares to file a lawsuit for negligence, what are Piet's options with regard to jurisdiction and venue in determining which court to file the suit in?

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