Richard A. Harpootlian, of Columbia; and James B. Richardson, Jr., of Richardson & Birdsong, of Columbia, for Plaintiff. Marcus A. Manos, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia; Burt M. Rublin and John K. Semler, Jr., both of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Citibank and Capital One Services, Inc. Stephen P. Groves and Howard Michael Bowers, both of Nexsen, Pruet, Hacobs, Pollard & Robinson, of Charleston; and Roberto A. Lange, of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, of Souix Falls, SD, for Defendant Premier Bankcard, Inc. James Bernard Spears, Jr., of Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, of Columbia, for Defendant Dillard National Bank. John T. Moore, B. Rush Smith, III, both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia; L. Richard Fischer, Oliver I. Ireland, Beth S. Brinkmann and Seth M. Galanter, all of Morrison & Foerster, of Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association, America's Community Bankers, Consumer Bankers Association, The Financial Services Roundtable, Mastercard International Inc. and Visa U.S.A., Inc.

Issue: The Court granted the following certified question: Does South Carolina law recognize the tort of Negligent Enablement of Imposter Fraud? If so, what are the elements of the tort and does plaintiff's complaint state an actionable claim for the tort?

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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 Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

The two issues before the Court in this criminal case are whether appellant was entitled to a directed verdict on the charges of exploiting a vulnerable adult and whether the sentence imposed was cruel and unusual.

Kirsten Leslie Barr, of Trask & Howell, of Mt. Pleasant, for Petitioner. Daniel A. Beck and Etta K. Simons Collins, both of Asbill & Beck, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Insurance company asserts that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the Worker's Compensation Commission's determination that an employee who was injured on a "smoke break" may receive total disability benefits.

Mitchell K. Byrd, of Byrd & Byrd, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Mark S. Barrow and William R. Calhoun, Jr., both of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, of Columbia, for Respondents.

This is an auto accident negligence case. The trial court ruled the testimony of certain experts would be excluded due to the parties failure to comply with time deadlines established in a pre-trial scheduling conference. The court ultimately dismissed the plaintiffs' cases as a sanction for failing to cooperate in court ordered discovery. The plaintiffs appeal.

A. Camden Lewis and Thomas A. Pendarvis, both of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia; Gary W. Poliakoff, of Poliakoff, Poole & Associates, of Spartanburg; R. Bryan Harwell, of Harwell, Ballenger, Barth & Hoefer, of Florence; and William J. Quirk, of University of South Carolina School of Law, of Columbia, for Appellants. Harry T. Cooper, Ronald W. Urban, Milton G. Kimpson and Leonard P. Odom, all of South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Addresses whether the law requiring dry cleaners to pay a sales tax on services rendered violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Leslie West Stidham, of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, of Charleston; and Curtis L. Coltrane, of Coltrane, Alford & Wilkins, of Hilton Head Island, for Petitioners. James S. Chandler, Jr., of South Carolina Environmental Law Project, of Pawleys Island, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that DHEC lacked the authority to issue groin permits under the pre-2002 version of the Beachfront Management Act.

Terry E. Richardson, Jr., and Daniel Scott Haltiwanger, of Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, of Barnwell; and Daryl L. Williams, of Jeter & Williams, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent. Bradford P. Simpson, Randall Dong, D. Michael Kelly and Michael J. Cone, all of Suggs & Kelly, of Columbia; Daniel W. Williams, of Bedingfield & Williams, of Barnwell; C. Bradley Hutto, of Williams & Williams, of Orangeburg; Steven W. Hamm, of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, of Columbia; and T. Alexander Beard, of Beard Law Offices, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent-Appellant.

In this attorney/insurance agent class action, this Court previously affirmed summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on the issue of liability. The case is now before the Court again to resolve several issues raised after the trial court's determination of damages.

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 Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Petitioner. Katherine Carruth Link, of Columbia; and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Whether an indictment for DUI must state the defendant was "materially and appreciably impaired" to obtain subject matter jurisdiction.

Disciplinary Counsel Henry B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Maria Reichmanis, of Aiken, pro se.

This is a request for reciprical discipline.

Disciplinary Counsel Henry B. Richardson, Jr. and Barbara M. Seymour, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Maria Reichmanis, of Aiken, pro se.

This attorney disciplinary matter involves instances of neglect and failure to respond to Disciplinary Counsel's inquiries.

Kimberley Elizabeth Campbell, of Patrick & Chandler, of Surfside Beach, for Appellant. Celeste Moore, of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Columbia, for Respondent. Melissa Meyers Frazier, of Wylie & Frazier, of North Myrtle Beach, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Mother appeals the family court's decision to terminate her parental rights of her child because she has a diagnosed drug addiction, because the child has been in foster care for 15 of the last 22 months, and because the termination would be in the child's best interest.

Morgan S. Templeton, of Elmore & Wall, of Charleston, for Appellant. Perrin Q. Dargan, III, and Paul E. Sperry, both of Robertson & Hollingsworth, of Charleston; and Andrew K. Epting, Jr., of Pratt-Thomas, Epting & Walker, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This is an appeal from an order granting a motion to compel arbitration. The issues involved are whether the order is immediately appealable, whether respondent waived its right to compel arbitration, and whether the enforcement of the arbitration clause is unconscionable.

Tara Dawn Shurling, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R. J. Shupe and Assistant Attorney General Steven R. Heckler, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

This is a direct appeal from two trials conducted pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act.

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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, Assistant Attorney General W. Rutledge Martin, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This is a criminal appeal in which the appellant challenges 1) whether the trial judge erred by failing to quash the contributing to the delinquency of a minor indictment on the grounds the underlying statute was void for vagueness and 2) whether the trial judge erred by admitting propensity evidence.

Douglas Kosta Kotti, of Columbia; and Timothy S. Mirshak, of Augusta, GA, for Petitioner. C. Dixon Lee, III, of McLaren & Lee, of Columbia; and Vicki Johnson Snelgrove, of Johnson, Johnson, Whittle & Snelgrove, of Aiken, for Respondent. James L. Verenes, of Fox & Verenes, of Aiken, Guardian Ad Litem.

This case determines whether the Court of Appeals properly reversed the family court's grant of custody to Father based primarily on Mother's intention to relocate within the state.

R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Ridgeland, for Petitioner. Donna Seegars Givens and Darra James Vallini, both of Woods & Givens, of Lexington, for Respondents.

This case involves tolling of the statute of limitations in a tort suit against an out-of-state driver.

Paul Andrew Anderson, of Maxwell & Anderson, of Aiken, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R. J. Shupe and Assistant Attorney General Steven R. Heckler, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant, Tony Jerome LaCarter, challenges the constitutionality of the Sexually Violent Predator Act (“Act”) (S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-10 et seq.), and the jury’s finding that he should be committed indefinitely pursuant to the Act as a Sexually Violent Predator.