Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Defendant-Below, Appellant v. Andres Arteaga

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware reversed the interlocutory choice-of-law order and held that Mexican law governs the liability, damages, and remedies arising from the helicopter crash. Applying the Restatement's most-significant-relationship analysis, the court concluded that Mexico's connections and interests substantially outweighed Texas's manufacturing and corporate contacts, while Delaware had no substantive connection to the dispute. Justice Vaughn, dissenting, would have affirmed because Texas's interest in regulating a Texas-based manufacturer's conduct outweighed Mexico's interests concerning damages.