Talk:Minimum contacts
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Maybe should mention the general vs. specific jurisdiction distinction in relation to how minimum the contacts really need to be? (Cf. Helicopteros v. Hall. 466 U.S. 408 (1984))
[edit] helicopteros
The discussion of Helicopteros is very simplistic as it stands. The contacts were not systematic and continuous and it did not have a headquarters there for there to be general jurisdiction. The cause of action did not arise out of or relate to the foreign corporation's activities within the forum for there to be specific jurisdiction. But if the case was argued on specific jurisdiction grounds more ardantly, it may have showed that it was enough that the helicopter used came from texas and that the flying pilot was trained there.
