Plaintiff Advance Industrial Coating, LLC brought a suit against defendant Westfield Insurance Company based on diversity jurisdiction.

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Plaintiff Advance Industrial Coating, LLC brought a suit against defendant Westfield Insurance Company based on diversity jurisdiction. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was an Ohio corporation "authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of Florida." The court reasoned that the principal place of business for a corporation is determined by "the nerve center test," and that a company is a "citizen of every state in which one of its members is located." Do you think that the court found that it had federal jurisdiction to facilitate the case, based on diversity jurisdiction? Advance Indust. Coating v. V. 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27655.
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A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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The Legal Environment of Business A Critical Thinking Approach

ISBN: 978-0134074030

8th edition

Authors: Nancy K. Kubasek, Bartley A. Brennan, M. Neil Browne

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