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Hertz Corp. v. Friend
Supreme Court of the United States (2010) | 175 L. Ed. 2d 1029; 130 S. Ct. 1181; 559 U.S. 77; 2010 U.S. LEXIS 1897
TL;DR: The Supreme Court rejected complex "business activities" tests for corporate citizenship. It held that a corporation's "principal place of business" for diversity jurisdiction is its "nerve center"—the single location where its high-level officers direct, control, and coordinate its activities.
Legal Significance: This case established the "nerve center" test as the sole standard for determining a corporation's principal place of business under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1), resolving a circuit split and prioritizing administrative simplicity and predictability in diversity jurisdiction analysis.