Russell LAFFITTE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Angela Lynn Plyler, Respondent,
v.
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Ford Motor Company, Bubba Windham and Chuck Horton d/b/a Vintage Motors, Defendants,
of whom Bridgestone Corporation is the Petitioner.
Russell Laffitte, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Justin Plyler, Respondent,
v.
Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Ford Motor Company, Bubba Windham and Chuck Horton d/b/a Vintage Motors, Defendants,
of whom Bridgestone Corporation is the Petitioner.
Alania Plyler, a minor by and through her Conservator, Russell Laffitte, Respondent,
v.
Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Ford Motor Company, Bubba Windham and Chuck Horton d/b/a Vintage Motors, Defendants,
of whom Bridgestone Corporation is the Petitioner.
Hannah Plyler, a minor by and through her Conservator, Russell Laffitte, Respondent,
v.
Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Ford Motor Company, Bubba Windham and Chuck Horton d/b/a Vintage Motors, Defendants,
of whom Bridgestone Corporation is the Petitioner.
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Re-heard September 17, 2008.
Decided March 2, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
M. Dawes Cooke, Jr., Todd M. Musheff, and John W. Fletcher, all of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, of Charleston, and Wallace K. Lightsey, of Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, of Greenville, for Petitioner.
F. Arnold Beacham, Jr., of Young & Sullivan, of Lexington, and John E. Parker, Ronnie L. Crosby, and R. Alexander Murdaugh, all of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, of Hampton, for Respondents.
Elbert S. Dorn and Nicholas W. Gladd, both of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, of Columbia, for Defendant Ford Motor Company, Erin D. Dean, of Tupper Grimsley & Dean, of Beaufort, for Defendant Bubba Windham et al., and Henry B. Smythe, Jr., David B. McCormack, and David S. Cox, all of Buist Moore Smythe McGee, of Charleston, for Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire.
E. Warren Moise, of Grimball & Cabaniss, of Charleston, and Debora B. Alsup, of Thompson & Knight, of Austin, Texas, for Amicus Curiae Rubber Manufacturers Association.
John G. Creech, James H. Fowles III, and C. Victor Pyle III, all of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
C. Mitchell Brown, William C. Wood, Jr., and A. Mattison Bogan, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Chief Justice TOAL:
In this product liability case, we granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in our original jurisdiction to review the trial court's discovery order compelling Petitioner Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) to turn over its steel belt skim stock formula, classified as a trade secret, to Respondent Russell Laffitte. For the reasons detailed below, we find that Respondent has not shown that knowledge of Bridgestone...
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