Chad McGowan and Kevin Sitnik, of Rock Hill, and Stephen Atherton, Gordon Ball, and Chris Cain, of Knoxville, TN, for Appellant. Daniel J. Westbrook and Alice V. Harris, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Appellant, Stephen Atherton, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint asserting four causes of action against respondents, Tenet Healthcare Corp. and AMISUB of South Carolina Inc., alleging overcharges by respondents' hospital in derogation of a contractual agreement between York County and respondents. The trial court granted summary judgment for respondents on all causes of action. Atherton appeals arguing the trial court erred in: (1) concluding the requested relief in all of appellant's causes of action would require the trial court to engage in judicial rate-making and thus such claims violated the separation of powers doctrine under the South Carolina Constition; (2) concluding that the agreement between the respondents and York County clearly and unambiguously excluded third party beneficiaries thereby barring appellant's breach of third party beneficiary contract claim; (3) concluding that appellant cannot maintain a cause of action for unjust enrichment; (4) concluding appellant's claim for breach of an implied contract for value fails to state a viable cause of action; and (5) ruling that appellant is not entitled to injunctive relief.

Robin Sloan Cromer, of Anderson, and Roxy Rae Beagley, of Clemson, for Appellant. David W. Holmes, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Cromer Food Services appeals the dismissal of its claims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel.

Stephen P. Groves, Sr., The Honorable Richard E. Fields, and Barry I. Baker, all of Charleston, for Appellant. S. Thomas Worley, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, and Douglas H. Westbrook, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Edward Bennett, as personal representative of the estate of Isaiah Bennett, appeals from the order of the master in equity, in which the master held; (1) Isaiah Bennett had gifted property to Vanderhorst; (2) Isaiah Bennett had not adversely possessed the property; and (3) there was no resulting trust on the property.

Stephen L. Brown, Robert Gruber, and Matthew K. Mahoney, of Charleston, for Appellants. Steven D. Haymond, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission, the court analyzes the compensability of an employee's stroke resulting from an arterial dissection that occurred while working.

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General David M. Stumbo, of Columbia, and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of crack cocaine, arguing the trial judge erred in refusing to suppress the evidence of the crack cocaine on the ground it was the fruit of an illegal warrantless search.

Melvin Hutson and Lynn R. Hudson, of Greenville, and Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., and S. Elizabeth Brosnan, of Columbia, for Appellant. Richard A. Harpootlian and James Richardson, of Columbia, and Richard J. Breibart, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Following a jury verdict for actual and punitive damages in favor of respondent, the appellant appeals, arguing the trial judge erred in: (1) failing to direct a verdict in favor of appellant on all causes of action; (2) failing to direct a verdict in favor of appellant as to damages; (3) allowing respondent to amend his complaint during the trial; and (4) failing to grant appellant's motion for a continuance after he permitted respondent to amend his complaint.

M. M. Weinberg, Jr., of Sumter, for Appellants. Clarke W. DuBose, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this civil action, appellants contend the trial court abused its discretion in finding Laurens W. Floyd, Jr. in contempt of its orders and requiring him to pay sanctions including legal expenses of the respondent. Further, appellants aver the trial court erred in admitting certain letters into evidence in violation of the hearsay rule and the attorney-client privilege. Finally, appellants allege that the trial court erred in removing Laurens W. Floyd, Jr., as trustee of the charitable remainder trust.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief State Grand Jury Sherri A. Lydon, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert William Mills, of Columbia, for Respondent Lawrence Coleman. Robert T. Williams, Sr., of Lexington, for Respondent Arthur Caesar. Francis L. Bell, Jr., of Lancaster, for Respondent Scott A. Adamson.

This case presents the rare question of whether opening remarks by the prosecuting attorney intentionally "goaded" the defense into making a successful motion for mistrial, ultimately resulting in the dismissal on double jeopardy grounds of a subsequent indictment of the defendant for the same acts.

William H. Ehlies, II, of Greenville, for Appellant. Samuel W. Outten and Jennifer S. Barr, of Greenville, for Respondent Southern Fam Bureau Life Insurance Company. Ronald S. Clement, of Greenville, for Respondent Mitchell Harvey Bridwell.

In this appeal from an insurance case, the court analyzes the terms of a life insurance application and ensuing policy to determine if the insured had the right to change the beneficiary during her lifetime.

Stanford E. Lacy, of Columbia, for Appellants. David Vance Benson, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

In this Workers' Compensation case, claimant was denied compensation by the single commissioner and the appellate panel for an alleged carpal tunnel syndrome injury. The basis for the denial of compensation was the failure of the claimant to report an alleged injury in January 2001 until December 2001. The Workers' Compensation Appellate Panel ruled that the claimant did not provide a reasonable excuse for her failure to give notice and the employer was prejudiced thereby. The circuit court reversed, concluding that the order of the appellate panel was not supported by substantial evidence in the record.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Andrew J. Johnston, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

In this appeal, the state is asking this court to reverse the trial court's refusal to find that under S.C. Code Ann. Section 56-5-2946, a defendant arrested for felony DUI under section 56-5-2950 is entitled to be informed by law enforcement that he has a right to refuse a breath test.

Henry P. Wall and Wesley D. Peel, of Columbia, for Appellants. Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, A. Jackson Barnes, and J. Calhoun Watson, of Columbia, and Thomas A. Smith, Thomas A. McDonald, Mark D. Howard, David S. Allen, of Chicago, IL, for Respondent Wellman Inc. Mark W. Buyck, Jr, and Marian H. Lee, of Florence, and Alan M. Warshauer, of New York, NY, for Respondent Zimmer A.G.

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to compel arbitration