Tim Tourist, a resident of San Francisco, California, was injured when the bus in which he was riding crashed in Seattle. The bus was owned and operated by Emerald City Bus Tours, Inc., a Washington corporation, and, at the time of the accident, was being driven by Ima Hazzard, a full-time resident of Oregon who was temporarily substituting for another driver for a few days. The bus was manufactured by Autobus de España, a Spanish corporation that sells its buses throughout the United States including Washington. The brakes on the tour bus were manufactured by Havana Motorworks, a Cuban corporation that does not market or sell its products in the United States. Police attributed the cause of the accident to the combination of brake failure and careless driving. Hazzard claimed that she lost control of the bus due to a disruption caused by a fight between Tourist and another passenger, Will Drinkup, who were both intoxicated at the time. Tourist initiated litigation in Washington state court against Emerald City, Hazzard, Autobus de España, and Havana Motorworks. All the defendants except Havana Motorworks were served with process. Tourist did not include Drinkup as a party to his lawsuit.
Does the Washington court have personal jurisdiction over Autobus?
A. Yes, the court has general personal jurisdiction because Autobus had a continuous and systematic presence in Washington
B. Yes, because personal jurisdiction over Emerald City transfers to Autobus as the supplier of the bus in question
C. No, because Autobus is an alien corporation based in Spain
D. No, because Hazzard and Havana Motorworks are solely responsible for Tourist's injuries



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