HARTSOCK v. The Safety Institute; South Carolina Association for Justice, Amici Supporting Appellee. (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Langdon A. HARTSOCK, as Successor Personal Representative of the Estate of Sarah Mills Hartsock, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. GOODYEAR DUNLOP TIRES NORTH AMERICA LTD, a foreign corporation; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a foreign corporation, Defendants–Appellants. Rubber Manufacturers Association; The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Amici Supporting Appellants, The Safety Institute; South Carolina Association for Justice, Amici Supporting Appellee.

No. 16-1172

Decided: May 24, 2018

Before KING and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.

ARGUED: Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr., MCGUIREWOODS LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellants. Mark Charles Tanenbaum, MARK C. TANENBAUM, P.A., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael H. Brady, MCGUIREWOODS LLP, Richmond, Virginia; M. Gary Toole, Bianca G. Liston, MCDONALD TOOLE & WIGGINS, P.A., Orlando, Florida, for Appellants. Mia Lauren Maness, MARK C. TANENBAUM, P.A., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee. Debora B. Alsup, THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP, Austin, Texas, for Amicus Rubber Manufacturers Association. Timothy L. Mullin, Donna P. Sturtz, MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland; Hugh F. Young, Jr., PRODUCT LIABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INC., Reston, Virginia, for Amicus The Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated. Courtney L. Davenport, THE DAVENPORT LAW FIRM LLC, Germantown, Maryland, for Amicus The Safety Institute. John S. Nichols, BLUESTEIN NICHOLS THOMPSON & DELGADO, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Amicus South Carolina Association for Justice.