William Howell Morrison and Phyllis W. Ewing, of Charleston, for Appellant-Respondent. Curtis W. Dowling, R. Jeffords Barham, and J. Todd Kincannon, of Columbia, for Respondents-Appellants.

This appeal arises from a consolidation of two suits filed by the nonprofit corporation, Southeastern Housing Foundation, against its attorney, John Michael "Pat" Smith, and the Calhoun Insurance Agency in which Smith is the registered agent and a shareholder. The Foundation appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Smith for civil conspiracy, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and misapropriation of assets in connection with several affordable housing financing transactions. The Foundation argues the circuit court erred in finding the Foundation's newly-appointed board of directors was not properly installed such that the board was unauthorized to file suit on behalf of the Foundation. Smith and the Calhoun Insurance Agency cross-appeal on several grounds arguing the circuit court improperly granted the Foundation's motion for relief from judgment under Rule 60(b), SCRCP. Smith and the Agency mainly contend the Foundation created a post hoc resolution permitting the court-appointed custodians to file suit on behalf of the Foundation only after summary judgement was granted,which precluded the resolution from being "newl discovered evidence" as required to grant relief under Rule 60(b).

Robert T. Lyles, Jr., of Charleston, for Appellants. Edwin Russell Jeter, Jr., of Columbia, and Drew A. Laughlin, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondents.

Sea Coast Construction Corporation and Johnny Payne appeal the trial court’s order granting George and Ann Pocisk Rule 60(b), SCRCP, relief from judgment following the Federal District Court’s determination that the underlying settlement agreement was invalid as a matter of law.

Edward Wade Mullins, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. R. Patrick Smith, of Greenville, for Respondent.

A remediation contractor appeals a circuit court’s judgment in favor of a property owner on the owner’s breach of contract claim against the contractor. The contractor challenges the judgment on several grounds, including the ambiguity of the parties’ contract as to the scope of the work to be done, the owner’s substantial breach of the contract, and the lack of support for the damages and attorney fee awards.

C. Stuart Mauney, Phillip E. Reeves, and Jennifer D. Eubanks, of Greenville, for Appellant New Prime, Inc. Samuel W. Outten and William J. Watkins, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant Harrell Wayne Deaton. Donald R. Moorhead, of Greenville, and Cynthia Barrier Patterson, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this negligence action arising from an automobile accident, Harrell Wayne Deaton and New Prime, Inc. appeal from an order of the trial court denying motions of both parties to set aside a default judgment in favor of Anne F. and Steve McClurg.

David Eugene Massey, of Columbia, and M. David Scott, of Lexington, for Appellant. Stephen G. Morrison, William P. Simpson, and C. Mitchell Brown, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Maria Hollins, on behalf of her minor child, commenced a negligence action against Wal-Mart, alleging Wal-Mart hired and retained an employee with knowledge of his sexual deviance. On appeal, Hollins contends the trial court denied her right to an impartial jury by failing to allow her to examine a prospective juror regarding potential bias and refusing to excuse biased jurors. Hollins also argues the trial court erred by excluding previous sexual convictions of the Wal-Mart employee from evidence.

Amanda A. Bailey and Henrietta U. Golding, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellants. Douglas M. Zayicek, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Huggins seeks review of an order granting Pee Dee Stores’ summary judgment motion and motion to compel settlement based on a Settlement Agreement. Huggins alleges that summary judgment was improper because genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the Settlement Agreement intended to dismiss Huggins and Third Party Defendant Helena. Huggins asserts that the Settlement Agreement was intended to resolve only the landlord/tenant claims and that Huggins’ civil conspiracy and unfair trade practices claims against both Pee Dee Stores and Helena survived the Agreement.

James W. Potter, Leon C. Harmon, and Joan W. Hartley, of Columbia, for Appellants. Etta R. Williams, of Columbia, for Respondent SCDHEC. Alex G. Shissias and John A. Hodge, of Columbia, for Respondent T&T Disposal, LLC.

Appellants in this appeal raise the issue of the authority of a county to amend a regional sold waste management plan.

Donald Bruce Clark, of Charleston, for Appellant/Respondent. Kevin Mitchell Barth, of Florence, and Marian Dawn Nettles, of Lake City, for Respondent-Appellant.

This is a cross-appeal from a divorce decree. Roberta Hardy Lewis, the wife, argues (1) the family court should have included the husband’s dental office and dental office parking lot in the marital estate; (2) the family court erred in admitting depositions of two witnesses; and (3) the family court erred in failing to award her reasonable attorney’s fees. Joseph Terrell Lewis, the husband, argues (1) the family court erred in dismissing his motion to dismiss the divorce action and to seek an annulment based on the alleged invalidity of the wife’s overseas divorce from one of her prior husbands; (2) the wife should have been denied alimony based on a legal impediment to the parties’ marriage and her alleged adultery; (3) the family court erred in finding the marital home had been transmuted into marital property and including the entire net equity in the marital estate; (4) the family court erred in its valuation of certain marital assets; (5) the family court erred in awarding the wife certain expert fees; and (6) the terms to effectuate the equitable distribution of the marital assets were unfair and constituted an abuse of discretion.

Dennis N. Cannon, Jr., of Camden, for Appellant. Grady L. Beard and Marcy J. Lamar, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this workers’ compensation matter, Appellant argues the circuit court erred in affirming the decision of the Appellate Panel to deny benefits (1) when sufficient evidence was presented to satisfy the requirements of Section 42-11-10 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2007); (2) where there was undisputed evidence that Appellant had a pre-existing respiratory condition that was aggravated by exposure to mold at her place of employment; and (3) where the Appellate Panel applied a narrow interpretation of § 42-11-10 inconsistent with case law.

Edward D. Sullivan, Christian Stegmaier, and Amy L. Neuschafer, of Columbia, for Appellant. Michael B. Wren, William H. Davidson, II, and Andrew F. Lindemann, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is an appeal of a directed verdict involving the purchase of real property in Richland County. Appellant argues the trial court erred (1) in excluding testimony of the former Zoning Administrator; (2) in ruling as a matter of law there is no right to rely on the representations of government employees; (3) in ruling as a matter of law that Richland County had no duty to Carolina Chloride; (4) in ruling as a matter of law that the Tort Claims Act provides immunity for Richland County; (5) in finding no evidence of gross negligence by Richland County; (6) in ruling there was no deprivation of substantive due process by Richland County; and (7) in ruling there was no government taking by Richland County.

William E. Booth, III, of West Columbia, for Appellants. David L. Walsh, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

The Clifton Corporation and Charles Mierek appeal the master’s denial of their motion to vacate and/or set aside a mortgage foreclosure sale. They argue First Union could not change the terms of the foreclosure sale by filing a waiver of deficiency on the date of the initial sale. They also contend the master should have accepted their upset bid and that the sales price was so low as to shock the conscience requiring the sale to be set aside.

Jon E. Newlon, of Greenwood, for Appellant. C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Respondents Gateway Lounge and Grill, Inc and Shou-Mei Morris. Marvin R. Watson, of Greenwood, for Respondents Robert C. Cockrell and Williams Package and Pub.

In this appeal from a directed verdict, the conservator for John Hartfield argues the circuit court erred in finding the presented evidence insufficient to prove Hoyt Helton was served alcohol by, or appeared visibly intoxicated at Williams Package and South Pointe Pub.

Dwight Christopher Moore, of Sumter, for Appellants. Robert Thomas King, of Florence, for Respondent.

The parents of two high school students filed this negligence action against Sumter School District 17 after the District’s Board of Trustees expelled the students. The circuit court partially granted the District’s summary judgment motion on the ground that the parents failed to exhaust their administrative remedies as to their cause of action for denial of due process. The parents appeal on several grounds, including the futility of a direct appeal from the Board’s decision to the circuit court and the inadequacy of any administrative remedy that could have been granted in such an appeal.

Assistant Attorney General Brian T. Petrano, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda H. Carter, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Ricky C. Pelzer entered a negotiated guilty plea to three offenses. Following his petition for post-conviction relief, Pelzer received relief from one sentence imposed under his plea. The State petitions for a writ of certiorari, arguing a negotiated guilty plea covering multiple charges is not divisible, and Pelzer should have received either no relief or relief from all three sentences.

David A. Wilson and Michael A. Farry, of Greenville, for Appellants. Kathryn Williams, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Teresa Hampton brought this workers’ compensation case seeking benefits for an injury resulting from a fall at work. The Appellate Panel of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Appellate Panel) denied compensation. The circuit court reversed. Hampton’s employer, Hunt Assisted Living (Hunt), and Hunt’s carrier, Key Risk Insurance Company, appeal.

Laura C. Tesh, of Columbia, and Lourie A. Salley, of Lexington, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal action, we determine whether the trial court erred in refusing to hold defendant established self-defense as a matter of law; whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on voluntary manslaughter; whether the trial court, when instructing the jury on self-defense, properly charged the jury on curtilage, the duty to retreat and the right to act on appearances; and whether the trial court’s “illustration” of voluntary manslaughter during the jury charge was an improper comment on the facts of the case.

Michael R. Daniel, of Elloree, for Appellant. D. Peters Wilborn, Jr., of Charleston, for Respondent Catherine G. Cummings. G. Trenholm Walker and Daniel S. McQueeney, Jr., of Charleston, for Respondents Ida Dell Green, Jerome L. Green, Annette Green, Jeanette Green,and Annie Harriot Green.

In this case involving boundary disputes, Appellant appeals the master-in- equity’s grant of summary judgment in Respondents’ favor finding Appellant had acquiesced to the boundary lines.

Kenneth E. Darr, II, and Carlos C. Johnson, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Gary W. Poliakoff, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

In this civil action, we determine whether the circuit court erred in granting the relief requested in Respondent’s Complaint For Equitable Bill of Discovery and for additionally granting the Motion for Temporary Injunction.

J. Mark Taylor, of West Columbia, and Peggy McMillan Infinger, of Charleston, for Appellant/Respondent. Beth Ann Gilleland-Prince of Bluffton for Respondent/Appellant.

In this civil case we determine whether the family court properly refused to terminate alimony.

Mitchell Jerry Williams, of Columbia, for Appellant. William Pearce Davis, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this civil action pursuant to the John Doe statute, should S.C. Code of Laws Section 38-77-170 be inapplicable to the facts of this case even though an affidavit was not filed? Additionally, does the record include sufficient circumstantial evidence to create a jury issue in regard to negligence of the Respondent?

Miles Freeman Weaver, of Columbia, for Appellants. Robin Clark File, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

The Gibsons argue the trial court erred in affirming the seizure and forfeiture of $146,050 in cash arising out of the discovery of drugs and paraphernalia. The Gibsons contend the trial court erred in failing to grant him a directed verdict because the State presented no evidence the money was related to the drugs. The Gibsons further maintain they presented sufficient evidence the money was unrelated to the drugs.

W. Jefferson Leath and J. Blanding Holman, IV, of Charleston, for Appellant. Mitchell Willoughby and Randolph R. Lowell, of Columbia, and Philip L. Lawrence, of Charleston, for Respondent SC State Ports Authority. Evander Whitehead, of Charleston, and Sara Pendarvis Bazemore, of Columbia, for Respondent SCDHEC.

In this appeal from the Administrative Law Court, the appellant contends the ALC judge erred by dismissing its contested case challenging SCDHEC's grant of a permit to SCSPA for a marine cargo terminal and by denying its subsequent motion for reconsideration.

J. Blanding Holman, IV, and W. Jefferson Leath, of Charleston, for Appellant. Evander Whitehead, of Charleston, and Sara Pendarvis Bazemore, of Columbia, for Respondent SCDHEC. Mitchell Willoughby and Randolph R. Lowell, of Columbia, for Respondent SC State Ports Authority. Philip L. Lawrence, of Charleston, for Respondent SC State Ports Authority. Deborah Brooks Durden, of Columbia, for Respondent SCDOT.

In this civil action, did the Administrative Law Court judge err by (1) concluding appellant failed to timely file a request for final review of a permit application before the DHEC Board pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 44-1-60(E) and (2) denying appellant's motion to reconsider as untimely?

Jonathan R. Hendrix, of Lexington, for Appellant. Kirsten Leslie Barr, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

In this worker’s compensation action, Bartley appeals the Appellate Panel’s failure to find her totally and permanently disabled arguing the Appellate Panel failed to consider the combined effects of a workplace injury and a pre-existing problem.

William Douglas Gray, of Anderson, for Appellant-Respondent. Robert Norris Hill, of Newberry, and Benjamin Goldberg, of Charleston, for Respondent-Appellant Crusader Servicing. Richard B. Ness, of Bamberg, for Respondent-Appellant Southeastern Housing Foundation. Robert E. Lyon, Jr., and M. Clifton Scott, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Counties.

Following a delinquent tax sale, the Department of Revenue determined Southeastern Housing Foundation was exempt from taxes. As a result, the County of Laurens returned Crusader Servicing Corporation’s bid. All parties appeal the special referee’s determination that the County of Laurens was liable to Crusader for statutory interest but not prejudgment interest.