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HARTSOCK v. GOODYEAR DUNLOP TIRES

Opinion No. 27793.

422 S.C. 643 (2018)

813 S.E.2d 696

Theodore G. HARTSOCK, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sarah Mills Hartsock (Estate of Sarah Mills Hartsock), Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GOODYEAR DUNLOP TIRES NORTH AMERICA LTD., a foreign corporation; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a foreign corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed April 25, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace K. Lightsey , of Greenville, M. Gary Toole , of McDonald, Toole & Wiggins, of Orlando, Fl., pro hac vice, E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. and Michael H. Brady , both of McGuire Woods LLP, both of Richmond, Va., pro hac vice, for Defendants-Appellants.

Mark C. Tanenbaum of Mark C. Tanenbaum, P.A., of Mt. Pleasant; and Mia Lauren Maness , of Charleston, both for Plaintiff-Respondent.

Debora B. Alsup , of Thompson & Knight LLP, of Austin, Tx., pro hac vice, for Amicus Curiae the Rubber Manufacturers Association.

Frank L. Epps and Hannah Rogers Metcalfe , both of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae the South Carolina Association for Justice.

This Court accepted the following certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit:

Does South Carolina recognize an evidentiary privilege for trade secrets?

Answer: South Carolina does recognize an evidentiary privilege for trade secrets, but it is a qualified privilege.

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