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Question 

Roadrunner, an Arizona resident, sues Wile E. Coyote, from New Mexico, in an Arizona state court for defamation. He claims that Coyote called Acme Corporation, an Arizona company that was planning to hire Roadrunner and made false and defamatory statements about his professional abilities that led Acme to decide not to hire him. Coyote placed the call from his office in New Mexico. Assume that Arizona has a long-arm statute that authorizes personal jurisdiction over a defendant who "causes personal injury in this state by a tortious act or omission while physically present within this state." Assume that this is the only statute that might authorize the Arizona court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Roadrunner. Assume also, however, that the Arizona Supreme Court has held that "our long-arm statute goes to the limits of due process." Can the court assert personal jurisdiction over Coyote? Explain.