Andrew K. Epting, Jr. and Michelle Nicole Endemann,, both of Andrew K. Epting, Jr., LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Stanley E. Barnett of Smith Bundy Bybee & Barnett, PC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents. Kerry W. Koon, of Charleston, for Respondents.

ZAN, LLC (ZAN) appeals the trial court's refusal to rescind a contract in its breach of contract, negligent representation, and constructive fraud action against Ripley Cove, LLC, W.H. Knight, Karl A. McMillan, individually and as the principal of Karl A. McMillan, Inc., W.M. Belote, East Coast Trading Company, St. Andrews Title & Abstract Agency, Inc., Chicago Title Insurance Company, and Charles A. and Lillian M. Funk. ZAN argues the trial court erred in denying rescission and in awarding only $10,000 in damages.

Thomas Franklin McDow, IV, and Erin K. Urquhart, both of Law Office of Thomas F. McDow, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. David Christopher Shea of Shea and Barron, of Columbia , for Respondent.

In this divorce action, Wendell Brown (the husband) appeals (1) the family court's award of joint custody of the parties' three children, and (2) the family court's award of attorney's fees to Desiree Gabriel Brown (the wife).

Thomas Franklin McDow, IV, and Erin K. Urquhart, both of Law Office of Thomas F. McDow, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. David Christopher Shea of Shea and Barron, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this subsequent action for modification of child support, Wendell Brown (the husband) appeals the family court's award of attorney's fees to Desiree Gabriel Brown (the wife).

Deputy Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Kerwin Parker was convicted of and sentenced for assault and battery with intent to kill (ABWIK) and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. He appeals, arguing the trial court erred in instructing the jury that the use of a deadly weapon implied malice with regard to the ABWIK charge. Parker contends the jury instruction was confusing and prejudicial in light of evidence that clearly reduced, mitigated, excused, or justified his actions.

Jack E. Cohoon, of Columbia, for Appellant. Maura Dawson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Charles Stubbs appeals an order by the Administrative Law Court affirming the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce's dismissal of Stubbs's appeal as untimely. Stubbs argues the ALC erred in basing its decision on the conclusion that the mailbox at Stubbs's apartment complex was not a U.S. Postal Box for the purpose of filing his appeal by mail with the Department.

Richard Izzard, Pro se, for Appellant. Michael Warner Battle of Battle & Vaught, PA, of Conway, for Respondents.

This appeal arises out of Appellant Richard Izzard's improper takings claim against Respondent the City of Georgetown. On appeal, Izzard argues the circuit court erred by granting summary judgment for the City of Georgetown and finding Izzard's claims were barred by res judicata, collateral estoppel, and the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.

Edward S. McCallum, III of Law Offices of Edward S. McCallum, III, of Greenwood, for Appellant. Thomas Jefferson Goodwyn, Jr. of Goodwyn Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. B. Michael Brackett of Moses & Brackett, PC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Willie Watson appeals the circuit court's grant of partial summary judgment finding her daughter, Nancy Underwood, as Watson's attorney-in-fact, had the authority to create and fund an irrevocable trust with Watson's assets.

D. Laurence McIntosh of McIntosh Law Office, of Florence, for Appellant. Samuel M. Mokeba of Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent. Jenny Anderson Draffin, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of the revocation of Respondent Palmetto Youth Academy's charter. On appeal, Appellant Florence County School District One argues the Administrative Law Court erred by determining it acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner and exercised an abuse of discretion when it revoked Palmetto Youth Academy's charter.

Karen Marie DeJong of DeJong Law Firm, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Jason S. Smith and Brian Alan Hellman, both of Hellman & Yates, PA, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Rotomotion, LLC appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Indra SI, S.A. in this contract dispute. Rotomotion contends the circuit court erred in relying on Rule 56(c) when its decision was really a default judgment based on Rotomotion's late-filed answer. Rotomotion also argues the award of treble damages under the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act was inappropriate.

Senior Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Robert Palmer appeals his conviction of homicide by child abuse, aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse, and unlawful conduct toward a child, arguing the trial court erred (1) in refusing to enforce a proffer agreement he made with the State, and (2) in refusing to grant his motion for a directed verdict because the State failed to present substantial circumstantial evidence of his guilt.

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Julia Gorman appeals her conviction of homicide by child abuse, aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse, and unlawful conduct toward a child, arguing the trial court erred (1) in admitting her statements given to police, and (2) in refusing to grant her motion for a directed verdict.

James Ross Snell of Law Office Of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, of Lexington, for Appellant. Jennifer Marie Clinkscales, of Lexington, for Appellant. April Porter Counterman of Law Office of April P. Counterman, PC, of Chester, for Respondent.

Appellant Amber Harris (Mother) seeks review of the family court's award of child custody to Respondent Ivan Robinson (Father). Mother argues the family court erred in awarding custody to Father because Father was using illegal drugs and Mother had the superior ability to provide for the parties' minor son. Mother also argues the family court erred in considering her former occupation as a stripper and her current occupation as a greeter at a strip club in determining child custody.

Stephen Benjamin Samuels of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Jeffrey Christopher Chandler of Chandler Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Michael W. Burkett and John Gabriel Coggiola, both of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondents.

Hector Fragosa appeals the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission Appellate Panel's (Appellate Panel) order, arguing the Appellate Panel erred in (1) finding he did not suffer physical brain damage, and was thus not entitled to lifetime medical benefits, and (2) relying on the opinion of Dr. Mark Wagner.

Mark Reagan Calhoun of Calhoun Law Firm, of Lexington, for Appellant/Respondent. Richard Daniel Addison of Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondents/Appellants.

This case involves the cross-appeal of the order of the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission ordering Employer to pay Claimant temporary total disability compensation. Claimant challenges the Appellate Panel's determination of the compensation rate. Employer argues Claimant should be barred from receiving temporary total disability compensation.

Gregory Michael Galvin of Galvin Law Group, of Bluffton, for Appellants. Stephen P. Hughes and William Thomas Young, III, both of Howell Gibson & Hughes, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

The ALC upheld the Beaufort County Assessor's valuations of two parcels of property owned by Appellants Thaddeus Segars and Kellie Segars for tax years 2004 through 2008. The Segars appeal, arguing the Beaufort County Assessor, the Beaufort County Board of Assessment, and the ALC misapplied the statutory definition of "fair market value."

Christopher David Lizzi of Lizzi Law Firm, PC, of North Charleston, for Appellant. Frank L. Valenta, Jr., Linda Annette Grice, and Philip S. Porter, all of Blythewood, for Respondent..

Ronald Morga appeals the order of the Administrative Law Court (ALC) affirming the final order of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, which sustained the suspension of his driver's license. Morga argues the ALC erred in admitting documents in proof of his arrest for the underlying charge of driving under the influence because the underlying charge was nol prossed. Morga also argues the ALC erred in finding section 17-1-40 of the South Carolina Code, providing for the destruction of records where charges are dismissed, did not apply.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer and Assistant Attorney General Megan Elizabeth Harrigan, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this PCR action, petitioner Gerald Smith ("Smith") contends his plea counsel was ineffective because she failed to object to the solicitor's request that the sentencing court impose the maximum sentence following Smith's guilty plea, which Smith contends was in violation of a negotiated plea agreement.

James Emerson Smith, Jr., and Dylan Ward Goff, both of James E. Smith Jr., PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert G. Cooper, of Columbia, for Respondent..

Tynaysha Horton appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Columbia as to her claims for negligence, malicious prosecution, false arrest, false imprisonment, and assault and battery. Horton argues the circuit court's decision was arbitrary and capricious when her case demonstrated a genuine issue of material fact as to whether probable cause existed for the issuance of a warrant for her arrest.

Willie Bruce Heyward of Heirs' Property Law Center, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Jonathan Scott Altman of Derfner Altman & Wilborn, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This appeal arises from Respondent Eugene Gathers' action to quite title. On appeal, Appellant Ernest McKnight argues the trial court erred by: (1) finding McKnight was a creditor and did not have an interest in the disputed property; (2) finding McKnight did not have a statutory right of first refusal; and (3) granting Gathers fee simple title by way of summary judgment.

Joel W. Collins, Jr. of Collins & Lacy, PC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert Fredrick Goings of Goings Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia , for Appellant. Mary Leigh Arnold of Mary Leigh Arnold, PA, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent. Justin S. Kahn of Kahn Law Firm, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In legal malpractice appeal, attorney Stanley Alexander appeals the circuit court's order granting his client Amber Johnson partial summary judgment on her cause of action for professional negligence. He also appeals the circuit court's denial of his motion for continuance.

Jonathan J. Anderson and Danielle Beck Wegener, both of Anderson Reynolds & Stephens, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Everett Augustus Kendall, II, and Christy Elizabeth Mahon, both of Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. W. Jefferson Leath, Jr. of Leath Bouch & Seekings, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent M. & N. Teseniar & Twelve Oaks at Fenwick. Phillip Ward Segui, Jr., of Segui Law Firm, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent M. & N. Teseniar & Twelve Oaks at Fenwick. John T. Chakeris of Chakeris Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondent M. & N. Teseniar & Twelve Oaks at Fenwick. Justin O'Toole Lucey, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent M. & N. Teseniar & Twelve Oaks at Fenwick. Michael A. Timbes and Jesse A. Kirchner, both of Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, PA, of Charleston, for Respondent M. & N. Teseniar & Twelve Oaks at Fenwick. Roy Pearce Maybank, Amanda R. Maybank, and Jason Alan Daigle, all of Maybank Law Firm, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent APS Enterprises.

In this construction defect case, Professional Plastering & Stucco, Inc. (Professional) appeals the jury verdict in favor of Mark F. Teseniar and Nan M. Teseniar, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated, and Twelve Oaks at Fenwick Property Owners Association, Inc. (POA) (collectively referred to as Respondents) on the charges of negligence and breach of warranty of workmanlike service. Professional asserts the trial court erred by (1) failing to qualify Chris Dawkins as an expert witness, (2) failing to admit Professional's stucco-only estimate, (3) denying Professional's motion for set-off and motion for a new trail remittitur, (4) including the settlement amount received by Respondents on the verdict form and in its jury charge, (5) giving instructions to the jury, and (6) denying Professional's motion for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the claim of breach of warranty of workmanlike service. Professional also appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in its cross-claim against APS Unlimited, Inc. (APS).

Kirby Darr Shealy, III, of Adams and Reese, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. James Edward Bradley and Margaret Amelia Hazel, both of Moore Taylor & Thomas, PA, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

Kevin Schumacher appeals the trial court's ruling on his breach of contract action against his residential tenant Lance Hoover.

John H. Blume, III, of Blume Norris & Franklin-Best LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Emily C. Paavola, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Appellant Christopher Spriggs seeks review of his conviction for voluntary manslaughter. He argues the trial court erred in charging the jury on voluntary manslaughter during his murder trial because the trial court had previously promised to defer to Appellant's wishes concerning a jury charge on a lesser-included offense and this promise affected counsel's trial strategy. Appellant also argues the trial court erred in charging the jury that malice may be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon and this error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

Katherine Carruth Goode, of Winnsboro, for Appellant. N. Heyward Clarkson, III and John D. Harjehausen, both of Clarkson Walsh Terrell & Coulter, PA, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this civil action, the appellant, Sherrie McBride, argues the trial court erred in (1) granting the School District of Greenville County's (the District) motion for a directed verdict as to McBride's abuse of process and defamation causes of action; (2) denying her due process by excluding relevant evidence and preventing her from fully presenting evidence in support of her causes of action; (3) allowing the District to amend its answer to assert qualified privilege and immunity as affirmative defenses just prior to the 2011 trial; and (4) adopting Nancy Mann's 2007 testimony as the most accurate reconstruction of her 2011 testimony.

Thomas Jefferson Goodwyn, Jr. of Goodwyn Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Todd Raymond Ellis of Law Office of Todd Ellis, P.A., of Irmo, for Respondents.

Appellant Shelby King sued Respondents Amy Bennett, The Amy D. Bennett Trust, and Amy Bennett, trustee, asserting various equitable causes of action, fraud, civil conspiracy, and conversion by false pretenses arising from King's claim that she was entitled to compensation for her services as a real estate professional. The trial court granted summary judgment to Respondents, and King appeals, arguing (1) the trial court erred in holding King could not recover because of the absence of a written agreement with Respondents and (2) there were issues of fact for the jury on each of King's claims.

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, 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 Assistant Attorney General Brendan Jackson McDonald, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

After his first trial ended in a mistrial, Oran Smith was retried and convicted of murder. Smith appeals, asserting the trial court erred in declining to hold a new hearing on the admissibility of a statement given by Smith when such hearing had been held in the first trial and the trial court found the statement admissible in the first trial.

Jordan Christopher Calloway of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Christy Marie DeLuca of Christy DeLuca, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Russell Grainger Hines, Joseph John Tierney, Jr., Stephen Lynwood Brown, and Christine Kent Toporek, all of Young Clement Rivers, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this negligence action, Appellant Finley Evans seeks review of the trial court's grant of a directed verdict to Respondent Roper Hospital, Inc. on the basis of insufficient evidence of proximate cause. Appellant argues the trial court erred in finding no evidence that Respondent's negligent wound care proximately caused Appellant's profuse bleeding and related medical problems because the trial court failed to consider evidence presented by Appellant. Appellant also argues the trial court did not properly apply proximate cause principles to the evidence presented.

Shannon Phillips Jones of Shannon Jones, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Douglas Alan Barker, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Katherine Washington appeals a contempt order, arguing the family court erred in (1) finding she willfully violated the family court's 2009 order, (2) imposing criminal sanctions without a finding of willful violation beyond a reasonable doubt, and (3) awarding Matthew Ward attorney's fees.