Bradley A. Floyd, of The Floyd Law Firm, of Surfside Beach, for Appellant. Timothy A. Domin, of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this case, the Court will determine whether the circuit judge’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Myrtle Beach Resort Homeowners' Association (MBRHA) was proper. Lomonaco claims MBRHA is vicariously liable for the actions of the security guards who, after recognizing that Lomonaco was highly intoxicated, told her to go to her friend’s unit on the property to “sleep it off” rather than allowing her to leave the property with her fiancé, after which, she either jumped or fell off of the eighth story balcony and sustained serious injury.

Gene McCain Connell, Jr., of Kelaher Connell & Connor, PC, of Surfside Beach and Courtney Connell Landsverk, of Simpsonville, for Plaintiff. Louis H. Lang and Demetri K. Koutrakos, of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLP, of Columbia, for Defendant.

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina asks the Court to determine the relevant date for measuring loss in the case of a partial failure of title which is covered by an owner’s title insurance policy where the title defect cannot be removed.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel William C. Campbell, of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Harry Leslie Devoe, of New Zion, for Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary matter.

Tracey C. Green and Benjamin P. Mustian, of Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A., of Columbia, for Plaintiffs-Petitioners. Jeffrey M. Anderson, of Davis Frawley Anderson McCauley Ayer Fisher & Smith, LLC, of Lexington, Kevin A. Hall, Karl Smith Bowers, Jr. and M. Todd Carroll, of Hall & Bowers, of Columbia, M. Elizabeth Crum, Arial B. Kirk and Amber B. Martella, of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia and Richard A. Harpootlian and Christopher P. Kenney, of Columbia, for Defendants-Respondents.

This is an action heard in the Court’s original jurisdiction seeking a declaration that certain individuals were improperly certified as candidates for the party primary elections because they failed to timely file a Statement of Economic Interests.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, and Reid T. Sherard, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Assistant Attorney General Joshua R. Underwood, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor W. Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Anthony Gracely (Appellant)appeals his conviction for drug trafficking in violation of section 44-53-375 of the South Carolina Code. Appellant argues that the circuit court improperly limited his cross-examination of the State’s witnesses in violation of the Confrontation Clause of the United States Constitution. Appellant also argues that the State did not present sufficient evidence to support his conviction.

A. Camden Lewis and Keith M. Babcock, of Lewis, Babcock & Griffin LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Glenn E. Bowens and Anthony S. H. Catone, of Pope and Bowens, P.A., of Blythewood, Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Appellant, the manager of SEL Properties, LLC ("SEL"), appeals a jury verdict against him for tortious interference with a contract found to have been breached by SEL. Appellant contends that: (1) he cannot be held individually liable for tortious interference with a contract that was breached by SEL; (2) if he is found liable, the damage award for the claim of tortious interference with a contract should have been reduced because these damages are "coextensive" with the damages awarded for the breach of contract causes of action against SEL; and (3) the trial judge erred in charging the jury that lost customers and goodwill could be considered elements of damages as there was no evidence of such damages.

Grover C. Seaton, III, of Seaton & Manly, PC, of Moncks Corner, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence discovered during a traffic stop.

Robert Norris Hill, of Newberry and William P. Hatfield, of Florence, for Appellant. Jeffrey L. Payne and J. Rene Jose, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A., of Florence for Respondents

In this case, Fountain appeals the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment on his claim of defamation in favor of First Reliance Bank and Thomas C. Ewert.

John Gabriel Coggiola, of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellants. Nelson R. Parker, of Land, Parker & Welch, PA, of Manning and John R. Hetrick, of Hetrick, Harvin & Bonds, of Walterboro, for Respondent.

Johnson (Employee) sustained an injury to her back while working for Rent-A-Center (Employer). The Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded Employee temporary total disability benefits. Employer now appeals that decision arguing that Employee should not be awarded benefits because Employee was not “disabled” under the law. Employer alleges that Employee could still work as a phlebotomist (an individual trained to draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research) and that Employer was deprived of the opportunity to place Employee into a job with lighter duties when Employee resigned.

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter and Appellate Defender Tristan M. Shaffer, both of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Assistant Attorney General Brendan J. McDonald, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Edgar L. Clements, III, of Florence, for Respondent.

In this direct criminal appeal, the appellant contends the trial court committed reversible error when he charged the jury that “you are acting for the community and that is why we must see to it that this trial is fair and this verdict is just” and that “this court is of the confirmed opinion that whatever verdict you reach will represent truth and justice for all parties involved in this case.”

Robert T. Lyles, Jr., of Lyles and Lyles, of Charleston, for Appellants. William W. DesChamps, Jr. and William W. DesChamps, III, of DesChamps Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Appellants appeal the circuit court's order denying a motion to stay and compel arbitration in a lawsuit involving the purchase of Respondent's home. Appellants claim the circuit court erred in denying the motion as the Home Purchase Agreement involved interstate commerce and, thus, was subject to the Federal Arbitration Act.

Christopher T. Brumback and Edward C. Nix, of Brumback and Nix, of Greenville, for Appellant. Brian Miller, of the Miller Law Firm, Alex Kornfeld and William S. F. Freeman, all of Greenville, for Respondent.

This is an appeal from the family court's order holding appellant in contempt for failing to vacate the marital home pursuant to a temporary family court order.

Appellate Defender Breen Stevens of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Walter W. Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Clifford Wylie appeals his convictions for murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and unlawful conduct towards a child, arguing: (1) the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a continuance so that the Department of Mental Health could provide the court with copies of a court-ordered competency and criminal responsibility evaluation; (2) the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment was violated when a doctor who did not perform the victim's autopsy was permitted to testify using the report of the doctor who did perform it; (3) the Confrontation Clause was violated when a psychologist testified to statements made by a child who was an available witness but not called by the State; (4) the psychologist's testimony was hearsay; and (5) his five-year sentence for possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime was illegal because he was sentenced to life without parole on the murder charge.

Appellate Defender Dayne C. Phillips, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Assistant Attorney General Mark Farthing, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

Appellant appeals his sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, arguing that the trial court erred in using a prior Georgia conviction for false imprisonment as the triggering conviction for enhancement under the recidivist offender statute, section 17-25-45 of the South Carolina Code. The Court certified this case for review pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR.

Richard S. Rosen, Alice F. Paylor and Elizabeth J. Palmer, of Rosen, Rosen and Hagood, of Charleston, for Appellants. Molly H. Cherry, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, Carl E. Pierce, II and Joseph C. Wilson, of Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod, LLC, of Charleston, and G. Trenholm Walker, of Pratt-Thomas & Walker, PA, of Charleston, for Respondents.

Appellants seek reversal of the circuit court's order dismissing allegations seeking an interest in property and cancelling a lis pendens.

Harry A. Swagart, III, of Swagart, Walker, Martin & Reibold, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant. Matthew H. Henrikson, of Greenville, for Respondents.

Appellant brought this action against Respondents based on their legal representation of Appellant during its purchase of several real estate investment properties. Appellant contends the trial court erred in (1) failing to grant its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or a new trial on the issue of whether Respondents engaged in malpractice by representing both Appellant and the seller at the closing where there was an unwaivable conflict of interest; (2) failing to grant its motion for JNOV or a new trial on the issue whether Respondents engaged in malpractice by failing to disclose materials facts, submitting false and misleading documents, and/or arranging the closing as an unlawful “flip transaction”; (3) failing to charge the jury on breach of fiduciary duty and merging this cause of action in with its first cause of action for legal malpractice; (4) directing a verdict on its claim against Respondents for violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act; and (5) directing a verdict on its claim against Respondents for violation of the South Carolina Uniform Securities Act.