Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this action brought pursuant to the SVP Act, Gilbert Gonzalez contends the circuit court erred in permitting the State to assert during closing argument that the jury could draw a negative inference from his failure to present testimony from his independent expert.

Lee W. Zimmerman and Amber B. Carter, both of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, and R. Cody Lenhardt, Jr., of Charleston, for Appellants. Andrew T. Shepherd, Thomas H. Hart, III and Katherine H. Hyland, all of Hart Hyland Shepherd, LLC, of Summerville, for Respondent.

In this direct appeal, the Court reviews the circuit court's determination that the principle of equitable indemnification did not entitle Appellants to an award of attorney's fees from the Respondent.

Val H. Stieglitz, III, Manton M. Grier, Jr. and Tanya Amber Gee, all of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant/Respondent. William E. Hopkins, Jr., of Pawleys Island, for Respondent/Appellant.

This cross-appeal presents three issues. First, did the trial court err in denying a defendant limited liability company's directed verdict on the grounds it was liable for the preformation acts of its promoters? Second, did the trial court err in granting a directed verdict on the plaintiff's claim for punitive damages? Finally, did the trial court err in granting the defendant's motion for a set-off against the jury verdict for a settlement payment made by a codefendant?

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, and Ernest Charles Grose, Jr. and Shane Edwin Goranson, both of Greenwood, for Appellant. General Counsel Matthew C. Buchanan, of South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This case deals with various constitutional challenges to S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-540, regarding mandatory lifetime GPS monitoring for sex offenders convicted of certain crimes.

Jonathan Micah Hiller, of Hiller & Hiller, PA, of Greenville, 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 J. Anthony Mabry, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.

This criminal case involves three issues: whether the circuit court erred in refusing to admit evidence of a co-defendant's conviction; whether the court erred in admitting a letter regarding a CODIS match between the defendant's DNA and DNA found at the scene; and whether the court's grant of a six-month continuance violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act.

Jerry Jay Bender, of Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellants. Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this direct appeal, the appellant argues the circuit court erred in holding a written autopsy report is a "medical record" and therefore outside the definition of "public record" under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.

Tara Dawn Shurling, of Columbia, for Appellant. General Counsel James Hugh Ryan, III, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this direct appeal, the Court reviews whether Appellant is entitled to attorney's fees and expenses in excess of the approved amounts of $15,000 and $1,500, respectively, as a result of her court-appointed representation of a criminal defendant.

F. Earl Ellis, Jr., of Adams and Reese LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Latonya Dilligard Edwards, of Dilligard Edwards, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation case, the Court reviews whether the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission erred (1) in finding that the carrier had the burden of proof to rebut the presumption established in section 42-9-400(d)(2) and (2) in failing to award the carrier reimbursement from the South Carolina Second Injury Fund.

H. Fred Kuhn, Jr. and James H. Moss, both of Moss, Kuhn & Fleming, PA, of Beaufort, for Petitioner. Laura Johnson Evans and H. Michael Bowers, both of Smith Moore Leatherwood, of Charleston, M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. and Phillip S. Ferderigos, both of Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms, of Charleston, R. Patrick Flynn and Robert J. Cardillo, both of Robertson Hollingsworth & Flynn, of Charleston, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to consider a decision by the Court of Appeals that affirmed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to three defendants.

Manton M. Grier, Jr., of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Claude Robin Chandler, of Columbia, for Respondent. Marilyn Elaine Ligon Gartley, of Anderson & Associates, PA, of Columbia, for Guardian Ad Litem.

In this direct appeal, Idora Brown appeals the family court's order declaring Brown to be a "vulnerable adult" and in need of protective services under the Omnibus Adult Protection Act.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal, Petitioner John Edward Weik appeals the denial of his application for post-conviction relief.

Appellate Defender Katherine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Suzanne H. White and Assistant Attorney General Mary Shannon Williams all of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is a post-conviction relief matter concerning allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Bryson Moore Geer and Merritt Gordon Abney, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Charleston, for Appellant. Aaron Eric Edwards, of The Richter Firm, LLC, Geoffrey H. Waggoner, of the Waggoner Law Firm and Brooks Roberts Fudenberg, of Law Office of Brooks R. Fudenberg, all of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the circuit court's finding of tort liability, and that the circuit court further erred in awarding excessive damages.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Julie Kay Martino, both of Columbia, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Henrietta U. Golding, of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

This is a disciplinary matter involving alleged improper conduct between the Attorney and his client.