Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall
- Decided
- April 24, 1984
- Docket
- 82-1127
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that mere purchases from suppliers in the forum state and incidental related contacts were not sufficiently substantial to support the exercise of general jurisdiction — D'Jamoos, Estate of Weingeroff v. Pilatus Aircraft (2009)
- holding that the mere purchase of goods is not enough to support jurisdiction where the claims do not arise out of such purchases — Brenda Jones v. Petty-Ray Geophysical (1992)
- holding that the acceptance of checks drawn on a bank in the forum state did not give the forum state general jurisdiction over the defendant — Paccar International, Inc. v. Commercial Bank of Kuwait, S.A.K. (1985)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari in this case, 460 U. S. 1021 (1983), to decide whether the Supreme Court of Texas correctly ruled that the contacts of a foreign corporation with the State of Texas were sufficient to allow a Texas state court to assert jurisdiction over the corporation in a cause of action not arising out of or related to the corporation’s activities within the State.
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Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408 (1984)Read the full opinion
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