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Helicopteros Nactionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall
Facts
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. (Helicol) (Defendant), a Colombian corporation with a principal place of business in Bogota, owned a helicopter that crashed in Peru and killed several U.S. citizens. The citizens were employees of a joint venture headquartered in Texas. Hall (Plaintiff) and other heirs of the employees sued for wrongful death in Texas state court. Defendant moved to dismiss, arguing the Texas court lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The trial court denied the motion, and the jury found against Defendant. The court of appeals reversed, holding that Defendant’s contacts with Texas, basically the attendance by a Helicol (Defendant) executive at one meeting in Houston and the purchasing of helicopters and parts in Ft. Worth, were not sufficient to constitute the minimum contacts required. The Texas Supreme Court reversed, and Helicol (Defendant) appealed.
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