Belloq Inc. was a startup meal kit delivery service with its headquarters in Massachusetts. It sold meal kits to customers over the Internet, packaged them with instructions for preparation, and delivered them using a common carrier (like the postal service). Belloq also entered into a franchise agreement with Auntie Blue's Inc., a Florida corporation which provided its franchisees with access to certain food ingredients (mostly pretzels) and marketing material. The franchise agreement provided that Belloq would pay certain monthly franchise fees, that Florida law would apply to the agreement, and that the agreement would be binding on both sides for one year. Belloq quickly realized that its customers did not want pretzels in their meal kits, and decided to breach the agreement. Belloq received notice that Auntie Blue's was suing in Florida court for breach of contract. Belloq believed that it should not be subject to jurisdiction in the Florida court, because its officers had never been to Florida, and it never sold any meal kits to customers in Florida. Who is correct?

Belloq, under the rule in Wickard v. Filburn

Belloq, under the rule in Marshall v. Barlow's

Auntie Blue's, under the rule in Delaney v. Reynolds

Auntie Blue's, under the rule in Burger King v. Rudzewicz

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Auntie Blues would likely be correct under the rule in Burger King v Rudzewicz In this case the Supr... View the full answer