Assistant Public Defender Breen R. Stevens, of Orangeburg, for Appellant. Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Ernest Adolphus Finney, III, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Reginald Canty appeals his convictions for murder and armed robbery. He argues the trial court erred in: (1) admitting a photograph of the victim's gunshot wound; and (2) denying his directed verdict motion.

Monteith Powell Todd, John Michael Montgomery, and Robert E. Horner, all of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants. Jason Edward Bring and W. Jerad Rissler, both of Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants. Margie Bright Matthews of Bright Matthews Law Firm, LLC, of Walterboro, for Respondent. Lee Deer Cope of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Hampton, for Respondent. Matthew Vernon Creech of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, P.A., of Ridgeland, for Respondent. Charles McCutchen, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

In this wrongful death and survival action alleging nursing home negligence, Heritage Healthcare of Estill, LLC, d/b/a Heritage of the Lowcountry and/or Uni-Health Post Acute Network of the Lowcountry, United Clinical Services, Inc., United Rehab, Inc., and UHS-Pruitt Corporation (collectively, "Heritage") appeal from the trial court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Heritage argues the trial court erred in (1) concluding the motion to compel arbitration was not governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when the transaction between the parties involved interstate commerce and (2) refusing to enforce the parties' arbitration agreement in accordance with its plain terms.

Monteith Powell Todd, John Michael Montgomery, and Robert E. Horner, all of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants. Tyler Lawrence Arnold, W. Jerad Rissler, and Jason Edward Bring, all of Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants. Margie Bright Matthews of Bright Matthews Law Firm, LLC, of Walterboro, for Respondent. Lee Deer Cope of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Hampton, for Respondent. Charles McCutchen, of Lanier & Burroughs, LLC, of Orangeburg, for Respondent. Matthew Vernon Creech of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Ridgeland, for Respondent.

In this wrongful death and survival action alleging nursing home negligence, Heritage Healthcare of Estill, LLC, d/b/a Heritage of the Lowcountry and/or Uni-Health Post Acute Network of the Lowcountry, United Clinical Services, Inc., United Rehab, Inc., and UHS-Pruitt Corporation (collectively, "Heritage") appeal from the trial court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Heritage argues the trial court erred in (1) concluding the motion to compel arbitration was not governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) when the transaction between the parties involved interstate commerce and (2) refusing to enforce the parties' arbitration agreement in accordance with its plain terms.

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Appellant Clarence William Jenkins seeks review of his convictions for murder and kidnapping. Jenkins argues the trial court's refusal to provide the jury with the circumstantial evidence instruction announced in State v. Edwards violated Jenkins' right to require the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jenkins also challenges the trial court's failure to strike the testimony of a prosecution witness, or, in the alternative, to grant a mistrial, where the prosecution had withheld evidence material to the testimony in question.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Victor A. White seeks review of his convictions for murder and armed robbery. White challenges the trial court's admission of White's statement acknowledging his presence at the crime scene on the ground that police did not give him Miranda warnings until after White responded to police questioning.

Jason Michael Imhoff and Carl Reed Teague, both of The Ward Law Firm, PA, of Spartanburg, for Appellants. Laura Watkins Jordan and Shelley Sunderman Montague, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent Hutch N Son Construction, Inc. Sidney Markey Stubbs of Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent Upstate Utilities, LLC.

Appellants argue the trial court erred in: (1) collapsing their cross-claims into one claim for equitable indemnification; and (2) granting Respondents' summary judgment motions.

Lawrence E. Richter, Jr., Alice Richter Lehrman, and Aaron Eric Edwards, all of The Richter Firm, LLC, of Mount Pleasant, for Appellant. Robin Lilley Jackson of Senn Legal, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent Charles Smith. Stephen Lynwood Brown, Russell Grainger Hines, Brian Lee Quisenberry, and Wilbur E. Johnson, all of Young Clement Rivers, of Charleston, for Respondents Charleston County School District and James Island High School.

Jane Doe appeals the order of the trial court granting summary judgment to Charles Smith, Charleston County School District, and James Island High School on her claims for breach of fiduciary duty, outrage, and gross negligence.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Edward M. Dunn appeals his convictions for kidnapping, armed robbery, and first-degree burglary. Dunn argues the trial court erred in refusing to suppress all evidence flowing from the retention and use of his DNA profile. Dunn alleges the retention and use of his DNA profile exceeded the scope of his contractual consent and was otherwise illegal under state law.

Thornwell F. Sowell, III, of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. David Cochran Dick, Jr. of Law Office of David C. Dick, of Charleston, for Appellant. Debra Sherman Tedeschi, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Rest Assured, LLC, appeals an order by the Administrative Law Court finding for the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce that individuals working as personal care aides were employees pursuant to South Carolina Law.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Steven Gregory Frost appeals his conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor (CSC-First), victim under 11 years of age. Frost argues the trial court erred in requiring the jury to make a finding under section 16-3-655 of the South Carolina Code that he committed CSC-First by "intrusion by an object."

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Suzanne Hollifield White, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is a post-conviction relief matter concerning an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel. Petitioner Larry Dean Casey argues his trial counsel was ineffective in (1) turning down an offer from the State to plead guilty to a lesser-included offense in exchange for a twelve-year sentence and (2) providing inadequate representation during a suppression hearing.

Gregory Samuel Forman of Gregory S. Forman, PC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Mark Thomas Rainsford of Pierce, Herns, Sloan & Wilson, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this case involving registration of a New York divorce decree, Peter Katzburg appeals an order of the family court finding him in civil contempt for willful failure to pay alimony and marital assets awarded his former wife.

Charles Harry McDonald, of Robinson McFadden & Moore, PC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Steven Wayne Ouzts, of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this declaratory judgment action seeking a determination of coverage under an insurance policy, Precision Walls, Inc. (Precision) appeals the trial court's order, which found no coverage and granted judgment in favor of Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Precision argues the court erred in: (1) narrowly construing the policy against coverage; (2) failing to find "property damage" under the policy; (3) failing to find an "occurrence" under the policy; and (4) broadly construing one of the policy's exclusions to defeat coverage.

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Robin Reese appeals her conviction for murder and first-degree lynching, arguing the trial court erred in admitting autopsy photographs and refusing to charge involuntary manslaughter.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, of Columbia, for Respondent. Sollicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Henry Gray appeals his conviction for murder and first-degree lynching, arguing the trial court erred in admitting autopsy photographs and refusing to charge involuntary manslaughter.

John Robert Murphy and Wesley Brian Sawyer, both of Murphy & Grantland, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Brian Ashley Martin of Brian A. Martin, LLC, of Greer, for Respondents.

In this declaratory judgment action involving the availability of underinsured motorist coverage, Progressive Northern Insurance Company (Progressive) argues the trial court erred in granting Stanley K. Medlock and Corey K. Medlock's motion for summary judgment. Specifically, it contends the trial court erred by (1) failing to hold that the signed rejection of optional underinsured motorist coverage by Stanley bound all other insureds and (2) failing to treat the addition of a second vehicle and a second named insured as a "change" to the policy pursuant to section 38-77-350(C) of the South Carolina Code (2002).

Allen Jackson Barnes of Allen Jackson Barnes, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Sumter, for Appellants. John E. Schmidt, III, and Melissa Javon Copeland, both of Schmidt & Copeland, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Xu Dong Sun and Shengen Sun appeal the order of the trial court vacating the arbitration award in a breach of contract action. They argue the arbitrator did not fail to consider the legal principle that the first party to breach a contract cannot complain when another party subsequently breaches the contract.

Kenneth L. Childs and Thomas Kennedy Barlow, both of Childs & Halligan, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Rodney Douglas Webb, of Greenville, for Appellant. Carl F. Muller of Carl F. Muller, Attorney at Law, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents. James Theodore Gentry and Wade Stackhouse Kolb, III, both of Wyche Law Firm, of Greenville, for Amici Curiae.

The School District of Greenville County appeals the trial court's order issuing a writ of mandamus and injunction requiring the district to restore L.P.'s grades and class rank to the values originally calculated upon his transfer into the District. The District argues the trial court erred in (1) exercising subject matter jurisdiction over this case, (2) interpreting and applying the state and district grading policies, and (3) issuing the writ and injunction.

John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Chadwick Dean Pye of Chadwick D. Pye, LLC, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. David Hill Keller of Constangy Brooks & Smith, LLP, of Greenville, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation case, Kerry Levi appeals the Appellate Panel's dismissal of her claim. She contends the single commissioner's denial of Northern Anderson County EMS's motion to dismiss was not immediately appealable. Levi also argues the question of whether she settled her third-party claim is not ripe for review.

Claude E. Hardin, Jr., of Hardin Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Leonard R. Jordan, Jr., of Berry Quackenbush & Stuart, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert Alan Bernstein of Bernstein & Bernstein, PA, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this civil appeal involving a debt collection, Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart, P.A. (Berry) contends the trial court erred in granting a summary judgment in favor of The Commercial Collection Corporation of New York, Inc. (Commercial). Specifically, Berry maintains (1) there are genuine issues of material fact that Commercial engaged in practices constituting a tortious interference with Berry's contract and (2) Commercial, as an agent for a disclosed principal, can be liable for tortious interference with contractual relations between the principal and Berry.

Stephen Benjamin Samuels, of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Wesley Jackson Shull of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

This appeal addresses whether the Appellate Panel erred in finding Cindy Dozier was not permanently and totally disabled under § 42-9-10 of The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law. This appeal will also review whether the respondents are estopped from contesting the existence of carpal tunnel syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS/RSD), and whether the respondents waived the right to litigate the existence of CRPS/RSD. This appeal will also address whether the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission erred in finding Dozier's claim for CRPS was barred by res judicata, and whether the South Carolina Workers' Compensation commission erred in finding Dozier did not suffer from CRPS.

Clifford Bush, III, and Fatima Alexis Zeidan, both of Law Office Of Clifford Bush, III, LLC, of Beaufort, for Appellant. Marshall H. Waldron, Jr. and Otto Edworth Liipfert, III, both of Griffith Sadler & Sharp, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

In this appeal of a tort action, Derrick Dupont argues the trial court erred in: (1) charging the jury on comparative negligence; (2) admitting evidence of his subsequent motor vehicle accident; and (3) allowing testimony regarding his appearance at a roll call.

Appellate Defender Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

James C. Tyner appeals his convictions for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN) and strong armed robbery. He contends the circuit court erred in instructing the jury on ABHAN when the State produced no evidence the victim's injuries rose to the required level for such a charge. Tyner further asserts the circuit court erred in denying his Batson motion to quash the jury when the State struck one African-American juror based on her attitude and demeanor in court and another based on her wearing a lip ring, her area of residence, and attitude.

Sidney Markey Stubbs of Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Ian S. Ford of Ford Wallace Thomson LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Western Surety Co., d/b/a CNA Surety, argues the circuit court erred in: (1) finding Charleston Auto Auction (CAA) (or its insurance carrier, Centennial Casualty Co.) was a "legal representative" pursuant to section 56-15-320(B) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2013); (2) finding section 56-15-320(B) applies when fraud is committed by either the seller or the purchaser of a motor vehicle; and (3) failing to address whether CAA was also the legal representative for the purchasing dealer, and if so, was a participant in the fraud.

John Samuel West, of West Law Firm, LLC, of Moncks Corner, for Appellant. Beacham O. Brooker, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant. Paul A. Dominick and Jeffrey Scott Tibbals, Sr., both of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation ("SCDOT") appeals the circuit court's award of litigation expenses to RI CS5, LLC (the "Landowner") as the prevailing party in this condemnation action, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) awarding litigation expenses pursuant to section 28-5-510 of the South Carolina Code; (2) declining to reduce the award of litigation expenses based upon "substantial justification"; (3) declining to reduce the award of litigation expenses because the Landowner was a corporation; and (4) determining the hourly rate for the Landowner's attorney's fees was reasonable.

James Frederick Berl of Law Offices of James F. Berl, PC, of Hilton Head Island, for Appellants. Dustin Lee of Lee Law Firm, LLC, of Hilton Head Island, for Appellants. Terry A. Finger of Finger & Fraser, PA , of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent Bloody Point Property Owners' Association, Inc. Matthew Tillman of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent David L. Fingerhut and for Respondent Patricia M. Santry.

William A. Ashton, Jr. and Michele C. Ashton appeal the master-in-equity's denial of their motion to vacate/set aside a foreclosure sale, arguing the master erred in finding: (1) they were properly served; (2) their due process rights were not violated; (3) the sales price did not shock the conscience of the court; and (4) David L. Fingerhut and Patricia M. Santry were good faith purchasers for value pursuant to section 15-39-870 of the South Carolina Code (2005).