Article: Davis v. HSBC Bank Nevada, Best Buy Stores, L.P., Et Al.: Ninth Circuit Clarifies "Principal Place Of Business" Test For National Corporations Seeking Removal.

The Ninth Circuit's recent published decision in Davis v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., et al. impacts all national businesses operating in California. In Davis, the court held that Best Buy Stores L.P., the entity that owns and operates the national chain of Best Buy consumer electronics stores, is not a citizen of California for purposes of diversity merely because it has more stores, more employees and more sales in California than in any other U.S. state. This decision is important for any national business sued in California state court that seeks to remove the case to federal court because it stands for the proposition that the mere fact that the corporation does more ...

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