James G. Carpenter, Jennifer J. Miller and Lewis W. Clayton, all of Carpenter Law Firm, of Greenville, for Petitioners. Bradley S. Wright and Charles F. Reid, both of Columbia, for Respondent Robert W. Harrell, Jr., in his official capacity as Speaker of the S. C. House of Representatives. Michael R. Hitchcock and Kenneth M. Moffitt, both of Columbia, for Respondent Andre Bauer, in his official capacity as President of the S. C. Senate. Attorney General Henry D. McMaster and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., both of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent The State of South Carolina. Burnet R. Maybank, III, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, for Amici Curiae South Carolina Manufacturer's Alliance and Michelin N. A., Inc. Weston Adams, III, Jeffrey N. Thordahl and Ashley B. Stratton, all of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Economic Developers' Association.

This is an original jurisdiction matter in which Petitioners challenge numerous Acts passed in 2007 by the General Assembly on grounds that several of the acts do not express their subject in the title, and that they relate to more than “one subject.” Several other Acts are challenged on grounds that they are special laws which apply to only one county.

Glynn L. Capell, of Mullen, Wylie & Seekings, of Hilton Head Island, for Appellant. Joseph Ransom Barker, of McNair Law Firm, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent.

Appellant argues the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant Breedlove, claiming the circuit court erred by finding Breedlove was not a general contractor.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Deborah S. McKeown and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, all of Columbia, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel. C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

This is a judicial discipline case.

Louis H. Lang, of Callison Tighe & Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Tobias Gavin Ward, Jr., and James Derrick Jackson, both of Todd Holloway & Ward, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is a direct appeal from a master’s award in a claim brought on a title insurance policy. Appellant Atlantic Title Insurance Company argues that the master used an incorrect valuation method to determine the amount to award Respondent Larry L. Stanley under his title insurance policy; that the master’s decision is not supported by any evidence in the record; and that Stanley’s title insurance claim was barred by the statute of limitations.

Jay Bender and Holly Palmer Beeson, both of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, of Columbia, for Appellants. Emma Ruth Brittain and Matthew R. Magee, both of Thompson & Henry, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

This case concerns whether further dissemination of public information obtained pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act may be restricted where the public entity claims the information is copyright-protected pursuant to federal law.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, all of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Appellant. Leland B. Greeley, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

This case involves the issue of whether the lower court erred by quashing the indictment for possession of a handgun while under the age of 21 on the ground the criminal statute making such possession illegal is unconstitutional.

Edwin P. Martin, Jr., of Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kinchloe, of Columbia, for Petitioners. Stephen B. Samuels, of McWhirter Bellinger & Associates, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this workers compensation case, the Workers Compensation Commission denied the employee benefits for an injury arising out a car accident. The Court of Appeals reversed. Whitworth v. Window World, Op. No. 2005-UP-471 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 26, 2005). This Court granted certiorari to review that decision.

William O. Sweeny, III, and William R. Calhoun, Jr., both of Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, of Columbia, for Appellant/ Respondent. John E. North, Jr., and Pamela K. Black, both of North & Black, of Beaufort, for Respondent/Appellant.

In this declaratory judgment action, both parties appeal the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Respondent/Appellant and finding that Appellant/Respondent owed a duty to defend Respondent/Appellant against the underlying wrongful death and survival action.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, all of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Petitioner/Respondent. Carol Annette McCurry, of McCurry Law Firm, of West Columbia, for Respondent/Petitioner. Matthew R. Howsare, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, J. Todd Kincannon, of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, of Columbia; and Jason B. Buffkin, of Crime Victim Legal Network, of Columbia, all for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Crime Victim Legal Network. E. Charles Grose, Jr., of Greenwood, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

This criminal case involves the issue of whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court’s admission of evidence of prior bad acts under the common plan or scheme exception and whether the Court of Appeals erred by failing to find that the trial court committed reversible error by admitting a prior conviction of unlawful sexual contact with a minor into evidence.

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., all of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Petitioner. C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, and Everett P. Godfrey, Jr., of Godfrey Law Firm, of Greenville, for Respondent.

This case is before the Court on certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider whether bad act evidence involving sexual abuse should have been excluded.

Robert T. Williams, Sr., and Benjamin A. Stitely, both of Lexington, 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 Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The defendant in this case was convicted of criminal solicitation of a minor in violation of S.C. Code Ann. 16-15-342. He challenges his conviction on grounds that the admission of certain chat room conversations violate his right to due process, that he was entitled to an entrapment instruction, and that he was entitled to a directed verdict.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Jennifer D. Evans, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Appellant. Matthew Robert Hubbell and E. Bart Daniel, both of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this case, the State appeals the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to exclude the testimony of four witnesses based on an attorney’s previous representation of the defendant and the witnesses.

Robert E. Hoskins, of Foster Law Firm, of Greenville, and Robertson H. Wendt, Jr., of North Charleston, for Appellant. Kelly H. Rainsford and David K. Avant, of South Carolina Retirement Systems, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Administrative Law Court correctly interpreted the Police Officers Retirement System disability retirement statute.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Joseph P. Turner, Jr., both for Office of Disciplinary Counsel. M. Gregory McCollum, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary matter.