Chad A. McGowan, Ashley W. Creech and Jordan C. Calloway, all of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill and Whitney B. Harrison, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, H. Spencer King, of The Ward Law Firm, P.A., of Spartanburg, William U. Gunn and Joshua T. Thompson, both of Holcombe Bomar, P.A., of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

The Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in Sims v. Amisub of S.C., Inc., 408 S.C. 202, 758 S.E.2d 187 (Ct. App. 2014).

Justin S. Kahn and Wes B. Allison, both of Kahn Law Firm, LLP, of Charleston and Mary Leigh Arnold, of Mt. Pleasant, for Petitioner. Joel W. Collins, Jr., of Collins & Lacy, P.C. and Robert F. Goings, of the Goings Law Firm, LLC, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Johnson v. Alexander, 408 S.C. 58, 757 S.E. 2d 553 (2014), which held an attorney could not be held liable for another attorney's failure to properly conduct a title search.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Barbara Marie Seymour, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Robert Ryan Breckenridge, of Greenville, pro se Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary matter.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari in this case to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Harris, Op. No. 2014-UP-160 (S.C. Ct. App. filed April 2, 2014). Harris argues the Court of Appeals erred in ruling his directed verdict motion was properly denied on his charge of criminal solicitation with a minor.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General J. Benjamin Aplin, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Keith G Denny, of Keith G. Denny, P.A., of Walhalla, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Gordon, 408 S.C. 536, 759 S.E.2d 755 (Ct. App. 2014), which affirmed the circuit court's reversal of Respondent's magistrate court conviction for driving under the influence (DUI). Petitioner contends the Court of Appeals erred in finding the arresting officer failed to comply with the field sobriety test requirements pursuant to section 56-5-2953 of the South Carolina Code.

Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Petitioner. 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 Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

The Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in State v. Scott, 408 S.C. 21, 757 S.E.2d 533 (Ct. App. 2014).

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this post-conviction relief (PCR) case, the Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Smith v. State, 407 S.C. 270, 754 S.E.2d 900 (Ct. App. 2014). The central issue is whether Smith was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when his attorney failed to object to the State's recommendation for the maximum sentence after Smith pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on the condition the State would stay silent as to his sentence.

Amy E. Armstrong, of South Carolina Environmental Law Project, of Pawleys Island, for Appellant. Bradley David Churdar and Nathan M. Haber, both of Charleston, Stephen P. Hightower, of Columbia, Stephen P. Groves, Sr., Mary D. Shahid and Angelica M. Colwell, all of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents.

Appellant contends that the administrative law court (ALC) erred in upholding a stormwater permit issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, claiming that (1) the ALC's finding that ponds located on the proposed redevelopment site are stormwater ponds is not supported by substantial evidence in the record, and that the ALC erred as a matter of law in applying and interpreting the regulations applicable to stormwater ponds; and (2) the subsequent declaration of federal jurisdiction over a portion of the ponds as "waters of the United States" has the effect of terminating the permit.

Edward L. Graham and J. Layton Ruffin, both of Graham Law Firm, PA, of Florence, for Petitioner. Robert H. Hood, Mary Agnes Hood Craig, and Deborah H. Sheffield, all of Hood Law Firm, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Washington v. Rhett, Op. No. 2014-UP-055 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Feb. 5, 2014), which affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Petitioner's obstetrician.

Ronnie L. Crosby, of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, P.A., of Hampton and Daniel E. Henderson and Matthew V. Creech, both of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, P.A., of Ridgeland, for Petitioner. C. Mitchell Brown, A. Mattison Bogan and Michael J. Anzelmo, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP and Curtis L. Ott and Laura W. Jordan, both of Gallivan White & Boyd, PA, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in Riley v. Ford Motor Co., 408 S.C. 1, 757 S.E.2d 422 (Ct. App. 2014).

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia and Solicitor Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in State v. Gilliard, Op. No. 2012-UP-351 (S.C. Ct. App. filed June 13, 2012). Gilliard, the appellant, argues the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on spoliation where evidence was destroyed by the State prior to trial.

Desa A Ballard and Harvey M. Watson, III, of Ballard & Watson, of West Columbia, for plaintiff Arthur L. Jayroe, Jr. Steve A. Matthews and Sarah P. Spruill, both of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.; and James E. Smith, Jr., of James E. Smith, Jr., P.A., all of Columbia, for respondents Newberry County and Wayne Adams. Kenneth M. Moffitt, Edward H. Bender and Elizabeth H. Brogdon, Counsel to the South Carolina Senate, for Intervenor President Pro Tempore Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.

The Court accepted this case in its original jurisdiction to determine whether respondents have the authority to abolish part-time magistrate positions in Newberry County.

John S. Nichols and Blake A. Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado and Dylan W. Goff and James E. Smith, Jr., both of James E. Smith, Jr., PA, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Dana M. Thye, of Office of the City Attorney, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Petitioner contends the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Columbia on Petitioner's cause of action for assault and battery.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner/Respondent. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent/Petitioner.

The Court granted cross-petitions to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Palmer & Gorman, 408 S.C. 218, 758 S.E.2d 195 (Ct. App. 2014).

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Petitioner/Respondent. Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Respondent/Petitioner.

The Court granted cross-petitions for certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Palmer & Gorman, 408 S.C. 218, 758 S.E.2d 195 (Ct. App. 2014).