. Rhode Island’s long arm statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-33, allows for the exercise of personal jurisdiction to the outermost extent permitted under due process. Macamaux v. Millard, No. 07-485ML, 2009 US Dist LEXIS 6495, at *6 (D.R.I. Jan. 28, 2009); see Donatelli v. Nat'l Hockey League, 893 F.2d 459, 461 (1st Cir. 1990).

Corp. v. Bayshores Funding Corp., 245 F. Supp.2d 884, 890 (N.D. Ill. 2002)(construing Illinois law); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3201(B); DNH, LLC v. In-N-Out Burgers, 381 F. Supp.2d 559, 563 (E.D. La. 2005)(construing Louisiana law); Mont. R. Civ. P. 4B; Davis v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 861 F.2d 1159, 1161 (9th Cir. 1988) (construing Montana law); Or. R. Civ. P. 4L; Millennium Enters., Inc. v. Millennium Music, LP, 33 F. Supp.2d 907, 909 (D. Or. 1999) (construing Oregon law); R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-33; Conn v. ITT Aetna Fin. Co., 252 A.2d 184, 186 (R.I. 1969) (construing Rhode Island law). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOINT OPPOSITION TO VERIZON’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION 5 MDL Docket No. 06-1791 VRW When a “local subsidiary performs a function that is compatible with, and assists the parent in the pursuit of the parent’s own business,” under the representative services doctrine, he non-resident parent is subject to the jurisdiction of courts where the local subsidiary operates.

Rhode Island’s long-arm statute confers jurisdiction over nonresident defendants to the full extent permitted by the Due Process Clause. R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-33(a); Astro-Med, 591 F.3d at 8 (citing N. Am. Catholic Educ. Programming Found., Inc. v. Cardinale, 567 F.3d 8, 16 (1st Cir. 2009)); Cerberus Partners v. Gadsby & Hannah, LLP, 836 A.2d 1113, 1118 (R.I. 2003). A court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant comports with due process only “if the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the State such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.”

The Rhode Island long-arm statute permits the exercise of personal jurisdiction “in every case not contrary to the provisions of the constitution or laws of the United States.” R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-5-33. The Rhode Island Supreme Court has interpreted the long-arm statute to permit jurisdiction over foreign defendants so long as jurisdiction is consistent with the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.

. in Support of Verizon’s Motion To Dismiss For Lack of Personal Jurisdiction MDL No. 06:1791-VRW Rhode Island General Laws § 9-5-33.................................................................................................... 5 RULES Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(k)(1)(A) ........................................................................................ 5 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2)] ......................................................................................... iv Montana Rules of Civil Procedure 4B .................................................................................................. 5 Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure 41 ..................................................................................................... 5 OTHER AUTHORITIES 17 MOORE’S FEDERAL PRACTICE § 112.07[1][b] (3d ed. 2006)............................................................ 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 iv Mem.