Central West Virginia Energy Co. v. Mountain State Carbon, LLC

Reversed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge DAVIS concurred.

OPINION

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

For federal diversity jurisdiction purposes, a corporation is a citizen of the states in which it has been incorporated and in which it has its principal place of business. In Hertz Corp. v. Friend, — U.S. —, 130 S.Ct. 1181, 1186, 175 L.Ed.2d 1029 (2010), the Supreme Court clarified that the phrase “ ‘principal place of business’ refers to the place where the corporation’s high level officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation’s activities.”

In…