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PRIESTER v. CROMER

No. 27191.

401 S.C. 38 (2012)

736 S.E.2d 249

Mary Robyn PRIESTER, Individually and as Natural Mother/Next of Kin, and Personal Representative of the Estate of James Lloyd Priester, Appellant, v. Preston Williams CROMER, Stage Light Management, d/b/a Showgirls(z); and Lloyd Brown, individually and doing business as Showgirls(z), and Nikki D's Inc. and Ford Motor Company, Defendants, of whom Ford Motor Company, is Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell T. Johnson, Jr. , of Hardeeville; James B. Richardson, Jr. , of Columbia; Leslie A. Brueckner , of Oakland, CA; and Matthew W.H. Wessler , of Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Curtis L. Ott and Carmelo B. Sammataro , of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, of Columbia and Gregory G. Garre , of Latham & Watkins, of Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Adam Tremaine Silvernail , of Columbia; Larry E. Coben , of Anapol Schwartz, of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Patrick M. Ardis , of Wolff Ardis, of Memphis, TN, for Amicus Curiae, Center for Auto Safety.

Gray T. Culbreath and Brian A. Comer , both of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, and David B. Salmons and Bryan M. Killian , both of Bingham McCutchen, of Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

William C. Wood, Jr. , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Product Liability Advisory Council.

Justice KITTREDGE.

This case returns to us on remand from the United States Supreme Court (USSC) for reconsideration in light of its decision in Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., ___ U.S. ___, 131 S.Ct. 1131, 179 L.Ed.2d 75 (2011). In our previous decision,1 we concluded Appellant's state-law products liability claims against Ford Motor Company...

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