Cert Granted in Jurisdiction Case

The Supreme Court granted cert today in Hertz v. Friend, No. 08-1107. The question presented is what test applies for purposes of determining a corporation’s principalplace of business for diversity jurisdiction citizenship under 28U.S.C. § 1332: the “place ofoperations test” or the “nerve center” test, where the corporation doessubstantially more business in one state compared to others?  (From BNA Law Week’s Supreme Court Today). 

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