Ray Pratt McClain, of Charleston; and Ronald J. Jebaily, of Jebaily, Glass & Meacham, of Florence, for Petitioners-Respondents. Gray T. Culbreath and Ellen M. Adams, both of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Respondent-Petitioner Marathon Corporation. Saunders M. Bridges, of Aiken, Bridges, Nunn, Elliott & Tyler, of Florence, for Respondent-Petitioner American Refuse Systems, Inc.

This products liability action involves the issue of whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment on Bray's negligence, strict liability, and warranty claims.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia; and Solicitor William Townes Jones, IV, of Greenwood, for Petitioner. Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, the issue is whether the Court of Appeals properly reversed Foster's convictions based on the admission of a prior consistent statement.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. 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 Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

This is appellant's direct appeal from a murder conviction and death sentence. Issues concern 1) whether appellant's constitutional rights were violated after law enforcement contacted family members, coworkers, and neighbors of the jurors, 2) the qualification of a juror, and 3) whether appellant was entitled to a parole ineligibility charge.

Louis D. Nettles, of Nettles, McBride, Hoffmeyer, of Florence, for Petitioner. Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., and S. Elizabeth Brosnan, both of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, of Columbia; and Paul V. Cannarella, of Hartsville, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to consider a Court of Appeals' decision holding there was evidence that petitioner's negligence contributed to the accident.

Robert N. Rosen and Donald B. Clark, both of Rosen, Rosen & Hagood, of Charleston, for Petitioner. Thomas R. Goldstein, of Belk, Cobb, Infinger & Goldstein, of Charleston, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to consider a Court of Appeals' decision vacating one family court order finding it was improperly executed under Rule 63, SCRCP, and vacating a second order which relied, in part, on the first order.

Deputy Attorney General Treva G. Ashworth, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert D. Cook and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., all of Columbia, for Appellant. A. Camden Lewis and Ariail E. King, both of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia; and Richard A. Harpootlian, of Columbia, for Respondent C. Bruce Littlejohn. Ronald W. Urban, of South Carolina Department of Revenue, of Columbia, for Respondents State of South Carolina and South Carolina Department of Revenue. Burnet R. Maybank, III, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia; and Paul A. Dominick, of Nexsen Pruet, Jacobs, Pollard & Robinson, of Charleston, for Respondent Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bernie W. Ellis, of McNair Law Firm, of Greenville, for Respondent CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Erik P. Doerring, of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for Respondents KMART Corporation and S. C. Hyatt Corporation. B. Rush Smith, III, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia; and John C. von Lehe, Jr., of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Charleston, for Respondents Eckerd Corporation d/b/a Eckerd Drugs and Winn-Dixie, Raleigh, Inc. Marvin D. Infinger, of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, of Charleston, for Respondents Piggly Wiggly Retail Stores and Piggly Wiggly #2, Inc. Charles H. Williams, of Williams & Williams, of Orangeburg, for Respondent Piggly Wiggly #75, Inc. William H. Morrison, of Moore & Van Allen, of Charleston, for Respondent Harris Teeter, Inc. Gene M. Connell, Jr., of Kelaher, Connell & Connor, of Surfside Beach, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

In this case, the Attorney General argues that the circuit court erred in awarding attorneys fees.

David A. Wilson, of Horton, Drawdy, Ward & Black, of Greenville, for Petitioner. Deputy Attorney General Treva G. Ashworth and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent. John T. Moore, C. Mitchell Brown and B. Rush Smith, III, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Intervenor South Carolina Bankers Association. John S. Nichols, of Bluestein & Nichols, of Columbia; and F. Earl Ellis, Jr., of Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, of Columbia, for Intervenor South Carolina Bar.

Rehearing of a case involving issues of unauthorized practice of law in the context of refinancing a mortgage home loan.

Katherine Carruth Link, of Columbia; and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, Jr., of Summerville, for Respondent.

This case is on rehearing; the issue is whether Benjamin was properly sentenced to life without parole based on his previous convictions for crimes that were committed a few hours before the armed robbery in the instant case.

Robert T. Strickland, James R. Allen and Andrea C. Pope, all of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Wallace K. Lightsey, of Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, of Greenville; and Benjamin Turner Zeigler, of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, of Florence, for Respondent.

This appeal involves long-arm jurisdiction in an action against a foreign corporation.

Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, of Columbia; and Ernest J. Nauful, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant. Deborah R. J. Shupe, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is a medical disciplinary action where Lexington Medical Center appeals the trial court's reversal of Dr. Vora's suspension and its finding that there was a due process violation.

Pope D. Johnson, III, of McCutchen, Blanton, Rhodes & Johnson, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Susan P. McWilliams, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for Respondent Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc. J. Lewis Cromer, of Cromer & Mabry, of Columbia, for Respondents Carl B. Tucker and Eleanor Tucker.

Addresses when an appeal dealing with attorney-client privilege is properly before an appellate court.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

The issue in this attorney disciplinary matter is the appropriate sanction.

J. Michael Turner, of Turner & Burney, of Laurens, for Petitioner. A. Camden Lewis and Thomas Pendarvis, both of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this case, Laurens Emergency Medical Specialists (“LEMS”) sued Laurens County Health Care System for breach of contract and negligence and sought contractual indemnification. The Court will address whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming summary judgment for LEMS on the indemnification issue.

John M. Campbell, Jr., Maurice D. Holloway and Charles S. Verdin, IV, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Greenville; and Roxy Rae Beagley, of Clemson, for Appellants. Harry T. Cooper, Jr., Ronald W. Urban and Leonard P. Odom, all of South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation, of Columbia, for Respondent. A. Camden Lewis, of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia; and William J. Quirk, of Columbia, for Amici Curiae Elizabeth M. Koffman, Deborah E. Koffman, Jeffrey P. Koffman, Martin D. Koffman, Joseph B. Koffman, David L. Koffman and Steven M. Koffman.

This dispute between a nonresident taxpayer and the Department of Revenue turns on whether certain federal itemized deductions may be claimed for purposes of South Carolina income tax.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Lindsey appeals his conviction for first degree criminal sexual conduct. The issues are whether rape can be a triggering offense for a life without parole sentence where it is not enumerated as a statutory “most serious offense; and whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant Lindsey a directed verdict based on the State’s alleged failure to prove “aggravated force.”

L. Morgan Martin and George M. Hearn, Jr., both of Hearn, Brittain & Martin, of Conway, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

This is a direct appeal from a criminal conviction. Three evidentiary issues and a claim the trial judge erred by not granting a motion for a directed verdict are presented.

Albert V. Smith, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Grady L. Beard and Marcy J. Lamar, of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Claimant appeals the Worker's Compensation Commission's finding that she was not entitled to benefits because she committed fraud on her employment application.

Robert E. Stepp, of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Appellant. Harold A. Boney, of Harold A. Boney Law Offices, of Beaufort; and James B. Richardson, Jr., of Richardson & Birdsong, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This case involves whether the lower court erred by reforming a deed on the basis of mutual mistake.

William B. Harvey, III, of Harvey & Battey, of Beaufort; and Kim K. Burke, of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, of Cincinnati, OH, for Appellant. Mary G. Lewis, of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia; and Robert N. Kelly, of Washington, DC, for Respondent Lexington Insurance Company. Ellis B. Drew, III, of Winston-Salem, NC, for Respondent The Home Insurance Company. Michael P. Horger, of Horger & Horger, of Orangeburg; and Jay Russell Sever, of Phelps Dunbar, of New Orleans, LA, for Respondent Lloyd's of London. Thomas C. Salane, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, of Columbia; for Respondent Lloyd's of London. William B. Harvey, III, of Harvey & Battey, of Beaufort; Howard T. Weir, III, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, of Washington, DC; and John E. Failla and Seth D. Amera, both of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius,of New York, NY; for Amicus Curiae Federal Pacific Electric Company. Andrea C. Pope, of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, of Columbia; and Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang and Kimberly M. Hrabosky, of Wiley, Rein & Fielding, of Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.

This is an insurance coverage case where Helena Chemical Company appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of various insurers that Helena alleges failed to defend and indemnify it for environmental clean-up costs.