Glenn E. Bowens, Tony S. Catone, of Blythewood, and Edward M. Woodward, Jr., of Cayce, for Appellant. Thomas C. Salane and R. Hawthorne Barrett, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from a declaratory judgment action, Pegasus asserts Lawyers Title Insurance acted in bad faith in processing its claim, and that the circuit court erred in admitting certain evidence at trial.

Curtis L. Ott and Carmelo B. Sammataro, of Columbia, for Appellant. Karl S. Brehmer and L. Darby Plexico, III,

In an appeal from an adverse jury award, Ford Motor Company contends the trial court allowed unqualified experts to testify about an unrelated vehicle recall and prohibited them from impeaching the experts with the true reason for the recall. Second, Ford argues the trial court improperly allowed the jury to consider the plaintiff’s claim for emotional distress where they failed to introduce expert testimony as required by law. Finally, Ford contends the award of punitive damages was unsupported by the evidence, excessive, and in violation of their right to due process.

Weston Adams, III, Jillian M. Benson, and Ashley B. Stratton, of Columbia, for Appellants. Douglas A. Churdar, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this Worker's Compensation case, Port City Paper and Ohio Casualty appeal the reversal by the circuit court of the Appellate Panel's decision that substantial evidence did not exist to support the Claimant's allegations that his erectile/bladder dysfunction and psychological injury were compensable.

Max Thomas Hyde, Jr. and Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of Spartanburg, for Appellant. H.W. Pat Paschal, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this condemnation proceeding, the condemnor appeals the circuit court's decision to admit testimony as to the alleged reduced ability of Respondent's Christmas tree farm to generate income as a result of the taking.

Douglas Kosta Kotti, of Columbia, for Appellant. Pamela Michele Pearson, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

In an appeal from an order granting custody of couples’ minor son to father, mother Sherry Payne argues the Family Court erred by: (1) failing to take into account father’s convicted sex offender status; (2) considering facts and issues which were subject to both issue and claim preclusion; (3) failing to comply with the child preference statute; (4) failing to comply with the Private Guardian Ad Litem Reform Act; and (5) ordering mother to pay half of guardian ad litem fees without adequate support in the record and with disregard for the appropriate statutory factors.

Richard D. Bybee and Stanley E. Barnett, of Mt. Pleasant; John Hughes Cooper, of Charleston; and Cain Denny, of Charleston, for Appellant. Otis Benjamin Peeples, Jr. and Stephanie Pendarvis McDonald, of Charleston, for Respondent City of Folly Beach. Joseph S. Mendelsohn, of Charleston, for Respondent Emily S. Brown. Amber S. Deutsch and Connie. C. Harness, III, of Mt Pleasant, and Jefferson D. Griffth, III and Richard L. Whitt, of Columbia, for Respondents Annie Ruth Hilton Crowley, Harry Beckman III, Patricia Beckman, Raymond Moody Crowley, Donald William Crowley, Harris L. Crowley, Jr., and Annie Ruth Crowley Atkinson.

In these consolidated property actions, Appellant appeals the court's findings that the subject property was dedicated to the public and that Appellant's challenge to the validity of certain dock permits is moot.

Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III,and Deputy Chief Appellate Defender for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Appellant argues a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Carl E. Pierce, II and Joseph C. Wilson, IV, of Charleston, for Appellants. Ian Scott Ford, of Charleston, and Richard B. North, Jr., of Atlanta, for Respondent.

In this products liability case concerning used golf cars, Moore and Stroud, as personal representatives of the estate of Brandon Stroud, appeal the granting of summary judgment to Textron, Inc., doing business as E-Z-Go Golf Cars.

Deputy Chief Attorney For Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Atty General Donald J. Zelenka, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

This is an appeal from a murder conviction. Appellant Fred R. Halcomb (Halcomb) and his co-defendant were tried in a joint trial and found guilty of murder. Halcomb asserts the circuit court erred when it denied his motion for severance of trial and when it refused to admit certain evidence that would show his co-defendant’s motive to kill the decedent.

T. McRoy Shelley, III, of Columbia, for Appellant SCDOT. Cynthia Burns Polk, of Columbia, for Appellant State Accident Fund. Steven Eric Goldberg, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this action for workers' compensation, Defendants appeal (a) the circuit court's decision to reverse the Workers' Compensation Commission's ruling that Claimant has not suffered a brain injury; and (b) the circuit court's decision to affirm the Workers' Compensation Commission's ruling that Claimant has suffered respiratory and psychological injury.

Frank L. Valenta, Jr. and Philips S. Porter, of Blythewood, for Appellant. Robert Samuel Phillips, Gerlad M. Finkel, Stephanie Borsayni, and Janet B. Haigler, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the Administrative Law Court, Appellant avers the ALC judge erred by reversing the decision of the DMV hearing officer upholding the denial of Respondent’s application for renewal as a self-insurer. The case hinges on the proper interpretation of S.C. Code § 56-9-60 in relation to the statutory minimum liability coverage requirements.

John Patrick Riordan, of Greenville, and Charles R. Norris, of Charleston, for Appellant. Donald Leverette Allen, of Anderson, for Respondent.

In this civil appeal, Appellant raises several issues that are encapsulated in the trial court’s ruling that the Plaintiff had uninterrupted automobile insurance coverage for the full policy period.

Duke K. McCall, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. Jonathan S. McCall, Sandi R. Wilson, and Keith D. Munson, of Greenville, for Respondent.

This is a breach of contract action that initially arose before this court following a default judgment entered against IKON. Following remand of the matter to the circuit court for a new hearing on damages, the circuit court determined McCall sustained damages in the amount of $24,379.33. McCall now appeals asserting error in the court’s determination of damages and the admission and/or interpretation of certain evidence.

Marcus LeFond Woodson, of Marion, for Appellant. A. Glenn Greene, Jr., of Dillon, and Marian D. Nettles, of Lake City, for Respondent.

Benita Joyce Page Oden appeals the order of the trial court denying her motions for continuance, to set aside a default judgment, and to dismiss and granting foreclosure of a mortgage held by A.E. Carmichael, d/b/a Lake View Gas Company and Carmichael Farm Supply Co.

Grady L. Beard, of Columbia, and Daniel W. Hayes, of Columbia, for Appellant. Latonya Dilligard Edwards, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Employer A.O. Smith appeals the order of the circuit court affirming the Workers Compensation Commission’s denial of Employer’s request for reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund.

Appellate Defender Lanelle C. Durant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, Assistant Attorney General Brandy A. Duncan and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State brought this action under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-10 to -170 (Supp. 2007) for a determination that Appellant was a sexually violent predator in need of involuntary civil commitment in a secure facility for long-term control, care, and treatment. A jury found that Appellant was a sexually violent predator, and the trial court ordered that Appellant be committed to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Appellant challenges the commitment order on the ground that the trial court failed to charge the jury that Appellant had a Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and that the jury could not draw an adverse inference from his failure to testify at the commitment proceeding.

Thomas M. Neal, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. James H. Moss and Carol P. Cramer, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

This matter involves an appeal from an order granting modification of alimony. Appellant, Ronald Serowski, alleges the court erred in: (1) failing to eliminate appellant's alimony obligation based on his alleged substantial change in circumstances; (2) failing to further reduce appellant's alimony; (3) modifying the court's decision as set forth in the initial memorandum instructions to counsel and considering improper ex parte communications from respondent's counsel; (4) relying on the findings of the trial judge in the original divorce regarding appellant's underemployment, marital fault, and future retirement plans; and (5) failing to award attorney's fees to appellant.

Mario Anthony Pacella, of Columbia, 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 Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is an appeal of a kidnapping and an assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature conviction. Appellant argues the trial court erred in: (1) permitting the State to questionnn a witness about appellant's fifteen-year-arresst; and (2) admitting hearsay testimony of a prior consistent statement. Appellant further asserts the combined errors constitute reversible error.

Mark Weston Hardee and William Norman Nettles, of Columbia, for Appellant. Samuel W. Outen and William J. Watkins, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

This appeal arises from the grant of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), SCRCP. The Appellant, TCI Media, Inc. (TCI) contracted with Respondent NuVox Communications, Inc. (NuVox) to provide certain services to TCI, including the electronic storage of certain information. Among other obligations, NuVox was required to provide certain Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) to TCI regarding its account, upon TCI’s request. TCI requested CPNI, along with other information, to assist it in an ongoing federal criminal case in which TCI was a defendant. NuVox refused to provide any information to TCI. Subsequently, TCI filed a complaint against NuVox alleging that NuVox breached the contract and breached its fiduciary duty to TCI by refusing to provide the information TCI requested. In response, NuVox filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, to stay litigation, and the circuit court granted the motion, finding that TCI brought the lawsuit solely to circumvent the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, 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 Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

In this criminal case we determine whether the trial court improperly admitted evidence over an objection of hearsay and if the trial court improperly failed to grant a mistrial.

William W. Watkins, of Columbia, for Appellants. Tobias Gavin Ward, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this matter concerning an action to quiet title, James A. Kelly and Tamika Kelly appeal the dismissal of their counterclaims for civil conspiracy, negligent misrepresentation, and fraud. Appelllants' further assert the trial court erred in ordering appellants to maintain fire insurance and to pay property taxes pending a trial on the merits.

Appellate Defender Kathrine Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, 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 Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Appellant raises issues regarding the constitutionality of a roadblock and jury instructions appropriate for a possession with intent to distribute marijuana charge.