Gene McCain Connell, Jr. of Kelaher Connell & Connor, PC, of Surfside Beach, and Cheevin T. Lex Gardner of Gardner Law Office, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Stephen Peterson Groves, Sr., and Robert Bruce Wallace, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents. William Wesley Johnson, Jr., of Barfield & Johnson, LLC, of Lexington, for Respondents. Sherman Brook Fowler, of Carter Smith Merriam Rogers & Traxler, PA, of Greenville, for Respondents

In this appeal from a mortgage foreclosure action, William Owens argues the master-in-equity erred in denying his motion to set aside entry of default. Owens argues the master improperly applied Rule 55(c), SCRCP, and erred in refusing to allow Owens to file a late answer under Rule 6(b), SCRCP.

Andrew M. Jones, Jr. of Greenville, for Appellant. Edward D. Sullivan, of Sullivan Law Firm, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Karen Irby appeals the trial court's order granting Augusta Lawson's motion for sanctions under the South Carolina Frivolous Civil Proceedings Sanctions Act.

Thomas M. White, of The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP, of Goose Creek, for Appellant. Otto Edworth Liipfert, III, of Griffith Sadler & Sharp, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondents.

In this workers compensation case, Davis appeals various aspects of the Commission's order, including findings concerning (1) the severity of her back injury, (2) whether Davis had reached maximum medical improvement as to her psychological condition, (3) whether Davis had reached maximum medical improvement on February 25, 2009, (4) whether Davis suffered an 8% impairment to the whole body as opposed to finding she was totally disabled, (5) whether Davis was able to return to any jobs she had performed in the past, (6) whether Davis was credible, and (7) whether Davis' future medical care should be limited.

Ashley B. Abel and Thomas Chase Samples, of Jackson Lewis LLP, of Greenville, for Appellants. Robert DeWitt Thomas, H. Donald Sellers,and J. W. Matthews, III, all of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Respondent.

ING Financial Partners, Inc., Williams C. Johnson, and Diversified Business Concepts, Inc. appeal the circuit court's denial of their motion to compel arbitration.

David K. Haller of Haller Law Firm of Charleston SC for Appellant. Walter Henry Bundy, Jr. and M. Brent McDonald, of Smith Bundy Bybee & Barnett, PC of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

In this construction defect case, Appellant, The Retreat at Edisto, LLC, seeks review of the circuit court's order granting partial summary judgment to Respondents, The Retreat at Edisto Co-Owners Association, Inc. and several individual unit owners. Appellant challenges the circuit court's interpretation of an amendment to the Master Deed for The Retreat at Edisto Horizontal Property Regime.

Toney J. Lister, of Lister, Flynn & Kelly, PA, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Jason Alexander Griggs, of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation appeal, Beverly Wheeler argues the workers' compensation commission erred in finding she failed to prove that she sustained a compensable repetitive trauma injury.

Lucy L. McDow, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Walter Keith Martens, of Hamilton Martens & Ballou, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

In this civil case, the Appellants brought various claims against Kirkland and Janel Smith and Euro Mortgage Bankers, Inc. ( Euro) arising from the Smiths' allegedly fraudulent investment scheme. The Appellants alleged that the Smiths had acted as the agents of Euro. The Appellants appeal the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Euro on all but one of their claims against it based on its finding that Kirkland Smith was not Euro's actual or apparent agent and that Janel Smith acted outside the scope of her actual or apparent authority in her dealings with the Appellants.

Michael A. Timbes, of Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, PA, of Charleston, for Appellants. Mary Leigh Arnold, of Mary Leigh Arnold, PA, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent.

This action arises from a lawsuit by Respondent Tax Capital Group, LLC against Appellants McCaffrey's Irish Pub and Restaurant and Edward MacMillan, claiming monies due under a commercial lease agreement, promissory note, and guaranty. On appeal, Appellants argue the trial court erred in refusing to qualify an expert witness, failing to offset damages, finding Tax Capital did not breach the lease, and determining the commercial lease was invalid.

Philip E. Wright, of Lancaster, for Appellant. Coreen B. Khoury, of Folks Khoury & DeVenny, LLC, of Lancaster, for Respondent.

Alvenia Lowe Brewer appeals the family court's order granting the parties a divorce and equitably dividing their marital property. She argues the family court erred in (1) failing to equitably divide the parties' personal property, (2) awarding her only a one-half interest in the marital real estate, (3) determining Theodore Roosevelt Brewer's Detroit residence was not transmuted into marital property, and (4) finding Mrs. Brewer's debt was nonmarital.

Walter Keith Martens, of Hamilton Martens & Ballou, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, and Thomas B. Roper, of Thomas B. Roper, Esq., of Rock Hill, for Respondents.

In this suit arising from a dispute among members of a limited liability company, the trial court dissociated Respondents from the company and ordered Appellants to pay Respondents their distributional interest. Appellants contend the trial court erred in (1) failing to consider the company's legal obligation to repay debts to its remaining members and other relevant and undisputed evidence when valuing Respondents' distributional interest and (2) treating the dissociated member's liability to the other members as an offset to the fair value of its distributional interest instead of entering a judgment against the dissociated member.

Deputy Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, and Tristan M Shaffer of Shaffer Law Firm, of Columbia, for Appellant, Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia, and Solicitor Douglas A. Barfield, Jr., of Lancaster, for Respondent.

Michael Donahue appeals his sentence for burglary in the third degree. He argues his prior out-of-state burglary conviction does not count as a prior conviction under South Carolina Code subsection 16-11-313(B) (2003), and therefore the circuit court erred in sentencing him as a second offender.

Assistant Appellate Defender Dayne C. Phillips, of Office of Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney, and Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Counts appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a warrantless search of his residence. Specifically, Counts claims police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to justify a search or seizure and conducted a "knock and talk" in an unconstitutional attempt to avoid the prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures imposed by the Fourth Amendment.

Talmadge Clark Reynolds, of Lexington, and Chasity Grooms Stratton, of Stratton & Reynolds, LLC, of Lexington, for Appellants. John E. Parker and William Franklin Barnes, III, both of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Hampton, for Respondents.

This appeal arises from a real estate transaction. On appeal, Appellant George Lander argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of The Office of Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. lAttorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, all of Columbia, and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Nearim Blackwell-Selim argues the circuit court failed to make adequate findings of fact to support its decision not to grant Blackwell-Selim early parole eligibility under section 16-25-90 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2011).

Daniel J. Westbrook and Travis Dayhuff, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbo,ough, LLP, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Ashleigh Rayanna Wilson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this civil appeal, Mark E. Vail contends the trial court erred in finding that he was not denied effective counsel as a result of trial counsel's failure to object to instances of hearsay by witnesses.

Preston F. McDaniel, of McDaniel Law Firm of Columbia, for Appellant. Weston Adams, III, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Columbia, and Helen Faith Hiser, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation case, Thomas Brown appeals, arguing (1) the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (Appellate Panel) erred by (a) not granting him lifetime medical care for his lower back problems, (b) not raising the compensation rate to $591.73, and (c) not writing its order; and (2) the Court of Appeals erred by denying Brown's motion for leave to present additional evidence to the Workers' Compensation Commission pursuant to section 1-23-380(3) of the South Carolina Code.

J. Edwin McDonnell of South Carolina Legal Services of Spartanburg for Appellant. Thomas E. Lydon of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC of Columbia for Respondent.

In this foreclosure appeal, Appellant argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment based on the (1) lack of ownership of the note and mortgage prior to the commencement of the foreclosure, (2) lack of proper signing authority for the alleged assignment of the mortgage, and (3) the trust not properly owning the note and mortgage pursuant to the pool and servicing agreement.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent. Richard A. Harpootlian of Richard A. Harpootlian, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent-Appellant.

In this appeal, the State argues the trial court erred in suppressing a statement by Samuel when the trial court found the statement to be voluntary and admissible. The State claims there is no basis in the record for the trial court's decision, and the trial court's failure to exercise any discretion constituted an abuse of its discretion. Samuel cross-appeals the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress four other statements provided by her to law enforcement. She maintains that the statements were taken in violation of her Miranda rights.

Breen Richard Stevens, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Appellate Defender Christina J. Catoe, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Barry Joe Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

James R. Eubanks appeals his conviction for trafficking cocaine in an amount between 200 and 400 grams, arguing the trial court erred by failing to quash the search warrant of his residence and outbuilding for lack of probable cause and failing to suppress all evidence found as a result of the search.

Shaun C. Blake and John Julius Pringle, Jr., of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant MRR Sandhills, LLC. Richard A. Harpootlian of Richard A. Harpootlian, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant Z. V. Pate, Inc. Steven Daniel Weber of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, of Charlotte, North Carolilna, and Harry Roberson Easterling, Jr., of Goldberg & Easterling, PA, of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

MRR Sandhills, LLC and Z.V. Pate, Inc. appeal the order of the trial court dismissing their claims against Marlboro County and denying their motion for summary judgment. They assert the trial court erred (1) by concluding that section 6-29-760(D) of the South Carolina Code and laches barred their claim that Marlboro County had not enacted a zoning ordinance; (2) by dismissing their preemption claims; and (3) by granting in part Marlboro County's motion to dismiss certain other causes of action in the complaint.

William Isaac Diggs of Law Office of William Isaac Diggs of Myrtle Beach, for Appellants. Shaun C. Blake, of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Cox Investment Group, LLC, Jeffrey E. Cox, Bobby E. Lucas, and Darren K. Lucas, (collectively, Appellants) appeal the master-in-equity's (1) award of a third-party deficiency judgment and (2) permission to Fidelity Bank to reform its mortgage.

Spencer Andrew Syrett of Columbia SC for Appellant. Richard Giles Whiting of Law Offices of Richard Whiting, of Columbia, for Appellant. Stephen R. Fitzer, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this family court action, filed on behalf of John S. Cathcart prior to his death, the Estate of John S. Cathcart appeals from the order of the family court, asserting error in the court's (1) failure to find any portion of SCANA stock was marital property; (2) apportionment to Mary Frances Cathcart all of the property owned by Mary Frances Cathcart at the time of the filing; (3) failure to award temporary alimony retroactively to the deceased, from the time of filing until his death; and (4) failure to award attorney's fees to the Estate.

Andrew Sims Radeker, of Harrison & Radeker, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant. Dennis Wayne Catoe, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This action was brought by Respondent Willie Riley against Appellant Ulysses Green seeking reformation of a deed from Green as personal representative of the Estate of Daniel Green. On appeal, Green argues the master-in-equity erred in (1) ruling that Riley had acquired any title to the property at issue, (2) finding both parcels of property involved should be sold and the proceeds divided between Green and Riley, and (3) finding that Green had unclean hands.

Darrell T. Johnson, Jr. and Warren Paul Johnson, both of Law Office of Darrell Thomas Johnson Jr., LLC, of Hardeeville, for Appellant. John Robert Murphy, of Murphy & Grantland, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal involves a dispute over insurance coverage and whether Respondent Progressive Select Insurance Company should be obligated to pay for injuries sustained by Appellants. On appeal, Appellants argue the insurance policy provides bodily injury liability coverage.

Stephen Benjamin Samuels of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Helen Faith Hiser, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, and Weston Adams, III, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation appeal, Loida Colonna contends the circuit court erred in upholding the Commission's rulings. Specifically, she claims the Commission erred in failing to award her permanent total disability benefits for an injury she sustained to her right foot and ankle. She also claims the Commission erred in concluding she was not entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits. Colonna argues the Commission erred in finding she was at maximum medical improvement and no longer entitled to temporary total disability. Last, she claims the Commission erred in failing to order her employer to provide lifetime treatment for her spinal cord stimulator.

Megan Elizabeth Harrigan, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State appeals the PCR court's grant of Ernest Pressley's petition, contending the PCR court erred in finding trial counsel ineffective for failing to procure a defense DNA expert or request a psychiatric evaluation of the victim.

Louis R. Morant of Morant and Morant, LLC, of Georgetown, for Appellants. Toni Lee Tack Pennington, of Pawleys Island, for Respondent. George E. Graham, of McIver & Graham, PA, of Conway, Guardian Ad Litem.

Rose Hill and Mary Lee Hunt appeal the special referee's order, arguing the special referee erred in: (1) failing to issue a ruling on the action to set aside a deed and failing to set aside the deed, (2) failing to establish fee simple title to Hill through adverse possession, and (3) ruling that any claims of the heirs of Willie Huggins were barred by laches.

Stephen Peterson Groves, Sr., Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr., and Jeffrey S. Tibbals, all of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Andrew F. Lindemann and William H. Davidson, II, of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Jason Franklin Ward, Robert W. Achurch, III, and Mary Bass Lohr, of Howell Gibson & Hughes, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondents Beaufort County and others.

L. Paul Trask, Jr. appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of all respondents, arguing he produced at least a scintilla of evidence the respondents violated the Freedom of Information Act and South Carolina Public Records Act by failing to preserve or produce records relating to a one-car traffic accident in which his son was killed.

Chief Deputy Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of South Carolina Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellants Jimmy Lee Sessions and Christopher Stephens were convicted in a joint trial on indictments charging Sessions with murder, first-degree burglary, and armed robbery and Stephens with various counts of accomplice liability. Sessions argues on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting certain physical evidence for which the chain of custody was insufficiently established and in allowing testimony from a SLED agent about victimology and other related matters. In his appeal, Stephens alleges the trial court erred in admitting certain hearsay testimony and raises a similar challenge to the SLED agent's testimony.

Assistant Appellant Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant. Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellants Jimmy Lee Sessions and Christopher Stephens were convicted in a joint trial on indictments charging Sessions with murder, first-degree burglary, and armed robbery and Stephens with various counts of accomplice liability. Sessions argues on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting certain physical evidence for which the chain of custody was insufficiently established and in allowing testimony from a SLED agent about victimology and other related matters. In his appeal, Stephens alleges the trial court erred in admitting certain hearsay testimony and raises a similar challenge to the SLED agent's testimony.

Violet Elizabeth Wright and T. S. Stern, Jr., both of Covington Patrick Hagins Stern & Lewis, P.A., of Greenville, for Appellants. James W. Logan, of Logan Jolly & Smith, LLP, of Anderson, for Respondent.

Jocassee Partners Holdings, LLC appeals the trial court's granting a summary judgment to Crenshaw's TV and Radio Service, Inc. in which the court held that Crenshaw as the prevailing party on the mechanic's lien foreclosure should be paid attorney's fees.