Boustred, a Colorado resident, purchased a replacement main rotor holder for his radio-controlled helicopter from a retailer
Question:
Boustred, a Colorado resident, purchased a replacement main rotor holder for his radio-controlled helicopter from a retailer in Colorado. The main rotor holder was manufactured by Align Corporation, a Taiwanese corporation, and distributed by Horizon Hobby, a Delaware-based corporation. Align has no physical presence in the United States, but it contracts with U.S.-based distributors to sell its products to retailers who, in turn, sell them to consumers. At the time of the incident at issue here, Align sold its products throughout the United States through four U.S.-based distributors, including page 53Horizon. Over $350,000 worth of Align products were sold in Colorado. Boustred installed the main rotor holder to his helicopter and was injured in Colorado when the blades held by the main rotor holder released and struck him in the eye. Does the Colorado court have personal jurisdiction over Align? Explain.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell