Are Trade Secrets Privileged?
South Carolina's Rules of Evidence are limited when it comes to what is "privileged":

So how has the SC Supreme Court interpreted whether or not trade secrets are privileged:

Hartsock v. Goodyear Dunlop Tires N. Am. Ltd., 422 S.C. 643, 650, 813 S.E.2d 696, 700, opinion after certified question answered sub nom. Hartsock v. Goodyear Dunlop Tires N. Am. Ltd, 723 F. App'x 224 (4th Cir. 2018)