Legal Opinion
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1987No. 86-4144PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A Louisiana company sued a California manufacturer for property damage sustained when its helicopter sank in the coastal waters off Louisiana shores. It alleged that the accident was caused at least in part by a defect in the helicopter float that had been made by the manufacturer and sold by it in New Jersey to a Texas company. The district court dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction over the manufacturer under Louisiana’s long-arm statute, 623 F.Supp. 902 (1985). We certify to the Louisiana Supreme Court the question of the long-arm statute's…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
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