Legal Opinion
Seiferth v. Helicopteros Atuneros, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2006No. 05-60860PublishedCited by 420 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Frederick Seiferth (“Seiferth”) appeals the dismissal of his suit against Helicópte-ros Atuneros, Inc. (“HAI”), and Mark Camus for want of personal jurisdiction. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
I
HAI, a California corporation with principal place of business there, buys, sells, leases, and maintains helicopters. It leased a helicopter to non-party Air 2, L.L.C. (“Air 2”), for one year, with Air 2 assuming responsibility for all maintenance, inspections, and operational expenses. There were no geographic restrictions on the helicopter’s operation, and…
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