Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Taylor Zane Smith, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Petitioner Frederick Chappell appeals the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR), arguing the PCR court erred in finding trial counsel was not deficient for failing to object to improper bolstering testimony given by the State's child sexual abuse expert.

Andrew K. Epting, Jr. and Jaan Gunnar Rannik, both of Andrew K. Epting, Jr., LLC, of Charleston, for Appellants. Michelle Nicole Endemann of Clarkson, Walsh & Coulter, P.A., of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellants. Edward D. Buckley, Jr., Stephen Lynwood Brown, Russell Grainger Hines, and Jason Alan Daigle, all of Young Clement Rivers, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this residential construction defect case, Andrew and Kimberly McIntire (Appellants) appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion to compel arbitration with general contractor Seaquest Development Company, Inc. (Respondent). Appellants argue the trial court erred in (1) not ordering the dispute to arbitration when the parties' contract contained a valid arbitration clause; (2) addressing issues of statute of limitations, right to cure, and waiver when the court's sole jurisdiction was to decide the question of arbitrability; and (3) dismissing the case for failure to comply with the Right to Cure Act.

Nathan A. Earle of Nathan A. Earle, Attorney at Law, of Greer, for Appellants. Terry F. Clark of Lyles, Darr & Clark, LLC, of Woodruff, for Respondent The City of Woodruff, Danny Calvert Crowe of Crowe LaFave, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent The City of Woodruff. Michael Andrew Graham of The Law Offices of Michael A. Graham, LLC, of Columbia SC for Respondent Terraces at Woodruff, a South Carolina Limited Liability Company.

The appellants are homeowners in a neighborhood near a parcel of land rezoned by the City of Woodruff (the City) for the development of duplex housing by The Terraces at Woodruff (the Terraces). The appellants (Homeowners) appeal the circuit court's decision dismissing their suit against the City and the Terraces arguing the circuit court erred in finding Homeowners lacked standing to contest the rezoning at issue.

Appellate Defender Joanna Katherine Delany, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Joshua Abraham Edwards, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Devante Antonio Grant appeals his convictions for armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and his sentence of thirty years' imprisonment. Grant contends the trial court erred in admitting four exhibits, and erred in sentencing a person seventeen years of age to thirty years' imprisonment.

David Andrew Manzi of David A. Manzi, P.A., of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Barbara A. Chesley and Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, both of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this medical malpractice action, Appellant Wayne H. Copeland, as the personal representative of the estate of Dorothy H. Copeland, appeals the circuit court's order granting Respondent Carolina Pulmonary Physicians, P.A.'s motion for a directed verdict and denial of his motion to reconsider and motion for a new trial.Copeland argues he adequately presented a prima facie case for a medical malpractice action.

Celeste Tiller Jones, Jane W. Trinkley, and Robert L. Widener, all of Burr & Forman, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. James G. Carpenter of Carpenter Law Firm, PC, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Palmetto Health appeals the trial court's order declaring Palmetto Health is a public body subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), requiring it to provide Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals (Providence) with all requested records, and granting Providence attorney's fees.

Appellate Defender Joanna Katherine Delany, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Tappia Dangelo Green appeals his convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime arguing the trial court erred in (1) allowing irrelevant testimony of a detective concerning the victim's fear, causing the detective to give the victim's story credibility, (2) allowing evidence of his post-arrest silence in violation of Doyle v. Ohio, and (3) not enforcing a grant of mistrial when a juror was unable to participate in deliberations due to a medical condition and asked to be relieved.

Edward D. Buckley, Jr., Stephen Lynwood Brown, Russell Grainger Hines, and Nicholas James Rivera, all of Young Clement Rivers, of Charleston, for Appellant. Mark A. Mason and Anthony Edward Forsberg, both of The Mason Law Firm, PA, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent.

Hendrick Toyota of North Charleston (Hendrick) appeals the circuit court's denial of its motion to stay Jane Doe's lawsuit against Hendrick and compel her claims for various causes of action in tort, both under respondeat superior and directly liability, to arbitration pursuant to the parties purchase sales contract, which contained an arbitration agreement (Arbitration Agreement). Hendrick contends (1) the Arbitration Agreement clearly and unmistakably provides the threshold question of arbitrability is to be decided by arbitration, not in court, such that the court erred by even ruling on arbitrability at all; and (2) assuming, arguendo, the arbitrability question was properly before the court for a decision on the merits, the court's decision on arbitrability is erroneous because the court improperly applied an arbitration specific principle of state law South Carolina's "outrageous and unforeseen torts" exception to arbitration enforcement, which is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the court misapplied general contract principles of state law. Specifically, the circuit court found there was (1) no "meeting of the minds", (2) the Arbitration Agreement is an unconscionable adhesion contract, and (3) the 2011 transaction and Doe's interactions with a Hendrick employee in late 2015 are wholly separate and distinct events, such that the Arbitration Agreement does not cover the alleged tortious acts underlying Doe's claims. Further, in the Final Reply Brief of the Appellant, Hendrick contends the Arbitration Agreement was not properly found to be void ab initio because a contract to arbitrate did exist; therefore, the circuit court erred in ruling otherwise.

William G. Yarborough, III, and Lauren Carole Hobbis, both of William G. Yarborough III, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Gabriel Betancourt, Jr., appeals his convictions for criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree, and lewd act upon a child, arguing the circuit court erred by (1) finding a treating expert witness did not improperly bolster the minor victim's (Victim) testimony when she testified about Victim's post-traumatic stress disorder, (2) allowing a clinical social worker to testify as an expert regarding delayed disclosure of sexual abuse, (3) excluding Victim's prior statements alleging sexual abuse against another individual, and (4) allowing a law clerk to stay in the jury room during deliberations for ninety minutes.

Nicole Nicolette Mace of The Law Offices of Nicole Nicolette, P.A., of West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellant-Respondent. Bruce Wyche Bannister of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant-Respondent. Edward Delane Rosemond of The Rosemond Law Firm, PA, of Seneca, for Respondent-Appellant. Kimberly Renae Welchel ,of Seneca, for Respondent-Appellant. Floy Kenyon Anderson, of Anderson, Guardian ad Litem.

In this cross-appeal from the family court, Julian D. Daily (Father) argues the family court erred in (1) awarding Shaundra Bryant Daily (Mother) sole custody of the parties' two minor daughters following her relocation to Florida, (2) setting the parallel parenting plan and his visitation, (3) finding him in contempt, and (4) ordering him to pay a portion of Mother's attorney's fees and one half of the guardian ad litem's (GAL) fees. Mother argues the family court erred in failing to order Father to pay the full amount of her attorney's fees. We affirm as modified.

Michael Warner Battle and Michael Kirk Battle, both of Battle Law Firm, LLC, of Conway, for Appellant. Mark Andrew Nappier of Joye, Nappier, Risher & Hardin, LLC, of Murrells Inlet, for Respondent. Whitney Boykin Harrison of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The City of Myrtle Beach (the City) appeals the trial court's denial of its post-trial motions following the jury's award of $500,000 of actual damages and $47,128.93 in medical expenses to Callie Barras on her claims of negligence and gross negligence. The City argues (1) the trial court erred by failing to direct a verdict in the City's favor as a matter of law on the ground that Barras's legal status was governed by the Recreational Use Statute (the Statute) and there was no evidence that the City was grossly negligent and (2) the special verdict form submitted to the jury was flawed such that the City was prejudiced.