Michael S. Seekings, of Charleston, for Appellant. William L. Howard and Russell G. Hines, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Norman C. Hartsel appeals a circuit court order dismissing his complaint against Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina (Selective) pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP. Specifically, Hartsel alleges the circuit court erred in (1) dismissing his bad faith cause of action for failure to state a claim and (2) dismissing his negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty causes of action for lack of standing.

Shannon Lee Felder, of Winnsboro, for Appellant. Charles J. Boykin, of Columbia, for Respondent.

After resigning from her position, Dorothy M. Graves filed suit against her former employer, Horry-Georgetown Technical College (the College), for constructive discharge, and the circuit court directed a verdict in favor of the College. Graves appeals, arguing the directed verdict was improper because the College committed official acts that precipitated her discharge and excused her from exhausting her administrative remedies before filing suit.

Tara Shurling, 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 William M. Blitch, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Kevin Chase was convicted of CDVHAN. He appeals several of the trial evidentiary rulings, the denial of a motion for recusal, the denial of a motion for mistrial and the jury charge.

Matthew E. Steinmetz, Charles M. Black Jr. and Mitchell C. Payne, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent. S. Jahue Moore, of West Columbia, for Respondents-Appellants.

Carolyn R. Church brought this quantum meruit action against Carroll E. McGee, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of William LaRue McGee (Decedent), seeking compensation for caregiving services for Decedent in his final years. In these cross-appeals, Church challenges the circuit court's finding that Decedent had reimbursed Church for her caregiving services. She also challenges the circuit court's refusal to remove McGee as personal representative. McGee challenges the circuit court's failure to allow a setoff against a specific bequest to Church to compensate the estate for personal property Church took from the decedent's home.

Stephen P. Groves, Thomas S. Tisdale,Jr., and Jeffrey S. Tibbals, of Charleston, for Appellants. Marshall H. Waldron, Jr., of Beaufort, and Andrew F. Lindemann, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this civil action arising out of a single-car accident and its subsequent investigation, the Trasks appeal the trial court's order granting summary judgment for all claims against Beaufort County and Curtis Copeland as county coroner and individually.

Paul E. Tinkler and Joshua P. Stokes, of Charleston, for Appellant. Eduardo Kelvin Curry, of North Charleston, for Respondent.

In this appeal from Charleston County, the appellant appeals the Family Court's grant of the respondent's motion to dismiss. The appellant argues that Simmons v. Simmons, 370 S.C. 109, 634 S.E.2d 1 (Ct. App. 2006), in which this court found the Family Court lacked jurisdiction over the division of Social Security benefits, effectively nullified a 1990 settlement agreement, leaving wife entitled to have the Family Court re-evaluate the equitable division of property and alimony.

Leland B. Greeley, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Paula Knox Brown, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

Lori Elizabeth Wallace appeals the circuit court's order affirming the municipal court's denial of her motion to dismiss her indictment for driving under the influence (DUI), arguing the arresting officer's error in failing to record audio did not make the video equipment "inoperable" according to section 56-5-2953(B) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2009), and the circuit court erred in affirming the municipal court's determination that the officer's failure to remove the audio-recording device from its charger in his patrol car constituted a "valid reason for the failure to produce the videotape based upon the totality of circumstances."

Keith M. Babcock and Brady R. Thomas, of Columbia, for Appellants. Glenn E. Bowens and Anthony S. H. Catone, of Blythewood, for Respondents.

Stephen E. Lipscomb appeals a jury award against him for tortious interference with a contract, arguing (1) as manager of the limited liability company that breached the contract, he cannot be individually responsible for tortious interference with that contract and (2) in the alternative, the trial court should have granted his motion to reduce the verdict against him. Lipscomb further takes issue with the trial court's instructions to the jury regarding lost customers and lost goodwill.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Appellant State of South Carolina. Carlisle Roberts Jr., Bradley D. Churdar, and Davis A. Whitfield-Carglie for Appellant South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Mary D. Shahid and R. Cody Lenhardt,Jr., of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this action to quiet title to an island in Beaufort County, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the State of South Carolina appeal from the trial court's order finding Tenney was entitled to title to the island.

John H. Tiller, of Charleston, for Appellant. John F. Martin, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this action to collect on a note that was defaulted on by Arthur and Virginia Beane, Wachovia Bank appeals from the jury verdict finding for the Beanes, arguing the trial court erred in denying Wachovia's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and motion for a new trial absolute, or in the alternative, a new trial nisi remittitur.

Andrew F. Lindemann, of Columbia, and Lake Eric Summers, of Columbia, for Appellants. J. Lewis Cromer, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Robert Ward, Charles Sheppard, and Karen Hair appeal the trial court's denial of their motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict with regard to Henry Pridgen's civil conspiracy claim. Ward, Sheppard, and Hair argue (1) they were acting at all times within the scope of their employment, (2) they were entitled to immunity under the Tort Claims Act, and (3) that Pridgen failed to prove a mutual understanding or joint assent by them to carry out any conspiratorial objective.

Thomas R. Goldstein, of Charleston, for Appellant. Stephanie Pendarvis McDonald, of Charleston, for Respondent.

On appeal, Azalea Motors, LLC argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on its claim for gross negligence against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV). The court of appeals addresses whether the trial court erred when it concluded SCDMV was not liable under the public duty rule and further owed no special duty to Azalea Motors to recognize a counterfeit out-of-state motor vehicle title when it was transferred for a valid South Carolina motor vehicle title.

W. Andrew Gowder, Jr. and Daniel S. McQueeney, Jr., of Charleston, for Appellant. Toni Lee Tack Pennington, of Pawleys Island, for Respondent.

This case arises from a contract for the sale of commercial property. Seller rescinded the contract after Buyer was unable to close in a timely fashion. A jury determined neither party breached the contract and awarded no damages on that basis. Buyer appeals the trial court's subsequent denial of its unjust enrichment claim which permitted Seller to retain $215,000 in earnest money and extension fees.

Carol I. McMahan, Thomas A. McDermott, Ronald W. Urban, and Andrew L. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant. David B. Summer, Jr. and Faye A. Flowers, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal, the court of appeals must determine whether the ALC erred in finding ESA Services was entitled to receive tax incentives based on the ALC's conclusion that ESA met the minimum employment and capital investment requirements under the Enterprise Zone Act.

James Derrick Quattlebaum, H. Sam Habry, III, and Charles M. Sprinkle,III, of Greenville, and N. Scott Fletcher, of Houston, TX, for Appellant. William D. Herlong,of Greenville, for Respondent.

Appellants appeal the trial court's ruling that Respondent's breach of fiduciary duty claim was not precluded by a release that included all claims accrued through the date of the release's execution. Appellants argue Respondent's claim accrued when the subject merger was finalized by a vote of all shareholders, not when Appellants voted to approve and recommend it.

William R. Padget, of Columbia, for Appellant. Michael W. Battle, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this administrative matter, Pearlie Mae Sherald argues the City of Myrtle Beach erred in revoking her business license for violating the City Code by operating a business which engaged in a public nuisance and by failing to disclose a material fact on her business license.

Howard S. Sheftman and William R. Padgett, of Columbia, for Appellants. Michael W. Battle, of Conway, for Respondent.

Pearlie Mae Sherald, Henry D. Sherald, Seneca T. Sherald and their employees, affiliates, leasors, and subleasors appeal an order of the master-in-equity permanently enjoining them from keeping or maintianing a public nuisance on their property. On appeal, Appellants argue the mastser-in-equity erred in finding the operation of a nightclub and short term rental business on the property constituted a nuisance pursuant to section 15-43-10 of the South Carolina Code (2005).