tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536265591661518152.post3107364372184917524..comments2024-03-13T09:09:48.146-07:00Comments on Law School Case Briefs | Legal Outlines | Study Materials: Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia, S.A. v. Hall case brief LawSchoolCaseBriefs.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16912283726092434270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536265591661518152.post-31612961742709882412014-05-17T16:13:20.741-07:002014-05-17T16:13:20.741-07:00Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v Hall l...Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v Hall limit to general personal jurisdiction<br /><br />§ Helicol, Colombian corporation, appeals plaintiff’s establishing jurisdiction over him after a plane crash. Court had to establish that Helicol had contacts within Texas for it to be fair to render a judgment against him (president made one trip to Texas, purchased helicopters there, and sent pilots to train there)<br /><br />§ Mere purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals, are not enough to warrant a state’s assertion of in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation in a case of action not related to those transactions.<br /><br />§ Distinguishable from Perkins where contacts were substantial and continuous. LawSchoolCaseBriefs.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912283726092434270noreply@blogger.com