Legal Opinion
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 3, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 84-1953 Â Section OPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
SHAW, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court as a motion to dismiss by the defendant, Garrett Corporation (Garrett), for lack of personal jurisdiction.
In July 1983, a 1981 Aerospatiale AS-350 helicopter, N5774X, owned and operated by plaintiff, Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI), emergency landed in the Gulf of Mexico beyond the territorial limits of the state of Louisiana. The helicopter sank causing severe damage for which PHI instituted suit for property damage. PHI invokes this Court’s admiralty and maritime jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333.
PHI named several defendants…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jose Demelo and Marie Demelo v. Toche Marine, Inc., Woolsey Marine Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Philippe v. Browning Arms Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Carole Hyman Burstein v. The State Bar of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Patricia Pedelahore, Wife Of/and Norman Pedelahore v. Astropark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Venona Lee Childs Farnham v. Bristow Helicopters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987