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Question 1: Xerox Inc. is a maker of copy machines. Xerox Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware. Xerox has its main manufacturing plant

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Xerox Inc. is a maker of copy machines. Xerox Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware. Xerox has its main manufacturing plant and administrative office in California. Additionally, a majority of Xerox's employees and executive management work in California. Betty, a legal secretary at Paul Hastings (a local Los Angeles law firm), suffers severe injuries when one of Xerox's copy machines explodes on her. Betty files a lawsuit in a Delaware trial court against Xerox Inc. for negligence. She is seeking $80,000 in damages.

  1. Does a Delaware trial court have personal jurisdiction over Xerox Inc.? State why and explain.
  2. Does a California trial court have personal jurisdiction over Xerox Inc.? State why and explain.

Note:If there are multiple ways to assert personal jurisdiction, discuss them all.

Answer to question 1 should be in the IRAC format.

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