Applying law on personal jurisdiction and legal standard

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Suppose an Xbox game system purchased in a local store by Johnny Tech, caused a fire in his home in Texas. Johnny suffered personal injuries, and there was property damage to his home. Assume Johnny filed a lawsuit in a Texas trial court against the maker of the component parts, Game Go, Inc., a business incorporated in California. Johnny's lawsuit claimed Game Go, Inc. supplied defective parts to the Xbox game system, and the defective parts caused the fire.

1. Applying the law on personal jurisdiction and the legal standard discussed in the video lecture, do you believe the Texas trial court has personal jurisdiction over the non-resident defendant Game Go, Inc.?

2. If Johnny Tech was successful in the Texas trial court, could Game Go, Inc. seek a review of that decision in the Texas Supreme Court? Why or why not?

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