Talkington Ex Rel. Moore v. Atria Reclamelucifers Fabrieken BV

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge FRIEDMAN joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, we follow the South Carolina appellate courts’ consistent holdings that the doctrines of strict liability and negligence are distinct theories of recovery in a products liability case, and that the denial of liability under one of these doctrines does not automatically preclude the imposition of liability under the other. Therefore, we affirm the district court as to all issues of liability.

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This appeal arises out of…