Mozdy v. Lopez

This case concerns whether two Canadian businesses purposefully availed themselves of the privilege of conducting business in Michigan, thereby subjecting themselves to the personal jurisdiction of a Michigan circuit court. We find that neither business had sufficient minimum contacts in Michigan to warrant exercising jurisdiction over them.

The relevant, undisputed facts show that defendant Paul D. Lopez, plaintiff Brian Mozdy, and Michael Krushlin drank two pitchers of beer during lunch before driving to Windsor, Ontario. In Windsor, the group went to the Kilarney, a bar featuring nude…