Aplaintiff corporation, incorporated and headquartered in state x, sued a defendant corporation, headquartered in a foreign country, in federal district court in state x for a common-law breach-of-contract claim, asserting diversity jurisdiction. the parties negotiated and executed the contract in the foreign country, and performance was also to occur there. the defendant corporation has insufficient contacts with state x and with any other u. s. state to justify the exercise of jurisdiction by a state court over the defendant.
if the defendant moves to dismiss the action based on lack of personal jurisdiction, how should the court rule?
a grant the motion, because the defendant corporation does not have sufficient contacts with the forum state.
b grant the motion, because diversity between the plaintiff and the defendant does not exist.
c deny the motion, because the plaintiff cannot bring the contract action against the defendant in any other state court.
d deny the motion, because the federal district court has personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant if the plaintiff is a u. s. citizen.