Mealey's (December 21, 2016, 1:57 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals asked South Carolina’s Supreme Court Nov. 29 to decide whether the state recognizes an evidentiary privilege for trade secrets, saying that “no directly controlling South Carolina authority answers this question” (Theodore G. Hartsock, Jr. v. Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Ltd., et al., No. 16-1172, 4th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21326)....