Howell V. Bellamy, Jr. and Howell V. Bellamy, III, both of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A., of Myrtle Beach, for Petitioners. R. Wayne Byrd and Carlyle R. Cromer, both of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Fisher v. Shipyard Village Council of Co-Owners, Inc., 409 S.C. 164, 760 S.E.2d 121 (Ct. App. 2014), which reversed the trial court's finding that the business judgment rule was inapplicable in this case.

Kathryn Fiehrer Walton, of Wood Law Group, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioners. Fred W. Riesen, Jr., of Riesen Law Firm, LLP, of North Charleston and Stephen B. Samuels, of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Beckman v. Sysco Columbia, L.L.C., 408 S.C. 501, 759 S.E.2d 750 (Ct. App. 2014), which reversed and remanded the finding of the Appellate Panel of the Workers' Compensation Commission that Respondent was limited to a disability award for his back as a scheduled member rather than an award under the loss of earning capacity statute.

C. Mitchell Brown, D. Larry Kristinik, Brian P. Crotty and Michael J. Anzelmo, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia and William S. Brown, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Appellants/Respondents. Mitchell Willoughby, John M.S. Hoefer, Tracey C. Green and Chad N. Johnston, all of Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A., of Columbia and Bruce W. Bannister, of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent/Appellant.

In this cross appeal, the Court reviews the circuit court's determination on a multitude of issues including personal jurisdiction, punitive damages, damages under the Unfair Trade Practice Act, post-trial motions, attorneys' fees and costs, and pre-judgment interest.

Blake A. Hewitt and John S. Nichols, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia and Chad A. McGowan and William A. McKinnon, both of McGowan Hood & Felder, of Rock Hill, for Petitioner. James W. Sheedy and Susan E. Driscoll, both of Driscoll Sheedy, P.A., of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Yadkin Valley Bank & Trust v. Oaktree Homes, Inc., Op. No. 2014-UP-306 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 30, 2014), involving the proper construction of the Lender Statute of Frauds, S.C. Code Ann. § 37-10-107.

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Luke A. Shealey and E. Fielding Pringle, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals opinion in State v. Manning, Op. No. 2014-UP-411 (S.C. Ct. App. filed November 19, 2014).

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Pearson, 410 S.C. 392, 764 S.E.2d 706 (Ct. App. 2014), which reversed Petitioner's convictions for first-degree burglary, armed robbery, kidnapping, grand larceny, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime on the ground the trial judge should have granted a defense motion for directed verdict on all charges.

Dwight F. Drake and Brian M. Barnwell, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia and Baylen T. Moore, of Columbia, for Appellant. Burnet R. Maybank, III and James P. Rourke, both of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, Counsel for Litigation G. David Crocker, General Counsel for Litigation Milton Kimpson and Counsel for Litigation Carol I. McMahan, all of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this direct appeal, Appellant challenges the constitutionality of S.C. Code Ann. §§ 61-6-140 and -150 (2009), regulating the licensing of liquor stores.

Eric M. Poulin, of Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC, of North Charleston, for Petitioners. Eugene P. Corrigan, III and J.W. Nelson Chandler, both of Corrigan & Chandler, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Roe v. Bibby, 410 S.C. 287, 763 S.E.2d 645 (Ct. App. 2014), which affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment holding wife of convicted sex offender had no duty warn neighbor about husband's sexual proclivities under theory of premises liability or under a special relationship exception.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Karen C. Ratigan and J. Walt Whitmire, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the dismissal of his post-conviction relief action, Petitioner contends that the court of appeals erred in finding his trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to conduct an independent investigation into the alleged murder weapon found in the trunk of Petitioner's vehicle.

Andrew F. Lindemann and Robert D. Garfield, both of Davidson & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, for Petitioner. Joshua Snow Kendrick and Christopher S. Leonard, both of Kendrick & Leonard, P.C. and Neal Michael Lourie, of the Lourie Law Firm, LLC, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Mack v. Lott, 410 S.C. 28, 762 S.E.2d 719 (Ct. App. 2014), which reversed and remanded to the trial court with instructions to make more detailed factual findings pursuant to Rule 52, SCRCP.

Patricia Logan Harrison, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Deputy General Counsel Richard G. Hepfer, of Columbia, for Respondent. Anna Maria Darwin and Sarah Garland St. Onge, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., Andrew J. Atkins, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and Stephen Suggs, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.

In this appeal, the Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in Stogsdill v. South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, 410 S.C. 273, 763 S.E.2d 638 (Ct. App. 2014).

Debra S. Tedeschi, of South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Thornwell F. Sowell and Tina M. Cundari, both of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia and David C. Dick, of Charleston, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the decision in Rest Assured, L.L.C., v. S.C. Dep't of Emp't & Workforce, Op. No. 2014-UP-235 (S.C. Ct. App. filed June 4, 2014).

C. Mitchell Brown, William C. Wood, Jr. and Brian P. Crotty, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, and Amy L. Gaffney, of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, LLC, all of Columbia, for Petitioners. Robert L. Widener and Richard J. Morgan, both of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Allegro, Inc. v. Scully, 400 S.C. 33, 733 S.E.2d 114 (Ct. App. 2012).

Lee D. Cope and Matthew V. Creech, both of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, of Hampton, Charles J. McCutchen, of Lanier & Burroughs, LLC, of Orangeburg and Margie Bright-Matthews, of Walterboro, for Petitioner. Monteith P. Todd, J. Michael Montgomery and Robert E. Horner, all of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte,LLC, of Columbia, Jason E. Bring and W. Jerad Rissler, both of Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Joshua S. Whitley, of Smyth Whitley, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Johnson v. Heritage Healthcare of Estill, L.L.C., Op. No. 2014-UP-318 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Aug. 6, 2014), regarding whether a nursing home waived its right to arbitrate by participating in pretrial discovery.

Burnet R. Maybank, III, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, Eric S. Tresh and Maria M. Todorova, both of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia and Jeffrey A. Friedman, of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP, of Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Milton G. Kimpson, of South Carolina Department of Revenue, of Columbia and John M. S. Hoefer, Tracey C. Green and John W. Roberts, all of Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondent. Lewis Gossett, of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Duke Energy Corp. v. S.C. Dep't of Rev., 410 S.C. 415, 764 S.E.2d 712 (Ct. App. 2014).