[1] John Rudzewicz was a citizen and resident of the state of Michigan and was the senior partner in a Detroit accounting firm.

The parties eventually reached an agreement whereby Rudzewicz provided the necessary capital and MacShara assumed the responsibility of managing the restaurant.

The partners purchased $165,000 in restaurant equipment from Davmor Industries, a Burger King corporate division located in Miami.

Burger King also invoked the Court's original jurisdiction over disputes arising under federal trademark law pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

The Supreme Court concluded that the defendants purposefully availed themselves of the protections of the forum state (Florida) and were, therefore, subject to jurisdiction there.