Longo v. AAA-MICHIGAN

PRESIDING JUSTICE CERDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Joseph A. Longo, appeals from the dismissal of his complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. He argues that the Michigan defendants, AAA-Michigan, a/k/a Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA), and Auto City Auto Recovery (ACAR), had sufficient Illinois contacts for jurisdiction and that the trial court erred in restricting discovery.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that he was a resident of Illinois, that ACAR was a Michigan corporation, and that ACIA was part of the nationwide AAA organization that had offices in Illinois.…