Andrew's of Oregon, a corporation headquartered and incorporated in Maine, makes and sells vitamins and other nutritional supplements. Tom, a resident of California, sees an ad for Andrew's of Oregon in a local California newspaper (we can assume the ad was placed by Andrew's of Oregon) and buys some of the supplements at the health club by his apartment (also located in California) (you may also assume California-based health club purchased the supplements from Andrew's of Oregon). Tom suffers internal injuries which he believes were caused by the supplements. He files a product liability lawsuit against Andrew's of Oregon suit in a California state court. Andrew's of Oregon asks the court to dismiss the suit on the grounds that the court does not have personal jurisdiction over Andrew's of Oregon. What is the court most likely to rule and why? (Be sure to address relevant case law in your response!)

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