NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. v. AMERICAN EUROCOPTER

No. 11-10798.

692 F.3d 405 (2012)

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORPORATION; Eurocopter S.A.S., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Dominic Sanfelippo (argued), Elizabeth Hosea Lemoine , Martin E. Rose , Rose Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen C. Johnson , Eric C. Strain (argued), Nixon Peabody, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, Jason C. Nash , Brian Scott Stagner , Kelly, Hart & Hallman, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before REAVLEY, SMITH and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant National Union Fire Insurance Co. brought this suit against Defendant-Appellee American Eurocopter Corp. ("AEC"), seeking contribution to National Union's settlement of claims arising from the crash of a helicopter operated by National Union's insured. National Union initially brought the case in Hawaii, where the helicopter crashed. The District of Hawaii found that it had no personal jurisdiction over AEC and transferred...

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