John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia and Gary W. Poliakoff and Raymond P. Mullman, Jr., both of Poliakoff & Associates, PA, of Spartanburg, for Petitioners. D. Jay Davis, Jr., William L. Howard, Sr. and Russell G. Hines, all of Young Clement Rivers, LLP, of Charleston and Lori D. Proctor, of Cooper & Scully, PC, of Houston, Texas, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' order dismissing Morrow's appeal of the trial court's order granting bifurcation. The question before the Court is whether the trial court's order is immediately appealable.

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, all of Columbia and Solicitor David M. Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Ryant, Op. No. 2012-UP-647 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Dec. 5, 2012), concerning whether the State's "jury book," including potential jurors' criminal records, is privileged work product prepared in anticipation of litigation.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Sabrina C. Todd, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Mark Andrew Brunty, of Myrtle Beach, pro se Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary matter.

Emily C. Paavola, of Columbia and John H. Blume, III, of Ithaca, New York, for Petitioner/Respondent. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent/Petitioner. John Christopher Mills, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Religious Leaders and Scholars.

In this death penalty post-conviction relief (PCR) appeal, both parties have appealed the PCR court's decision. Jonathan Binney argues the PCR court erred by refusing to find Binney's trial counsel ineffective for failing to present all evidence regarding victim's husband's involvement in the victim's death and evidence supporting the theory Binney entered victim's house to commit suicide. The State argues the PCR court erred by concluding Binney is entitled to a new sentencing hearing because Binney's trial counsel failed to object to the trial court's jury instruction regarding mercy.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, for Petitioners. Max G. Mahaffee, of Grimball & Cabaniss, LLC, of Charleston and Susan Taylor Wall and Henry W. Frampton, IV, both of McNair Law Firm, P.A., of Charleston, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Gottschlich v. Strimpfel Custom Homes, Inc., Op. No. 2012-UP-676 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Dec. 19, 2012), wherein the court affirmed the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the Respondents. The Petitioners contend the Court of Appeals improperly applied the two issue rule in reaching its decision.

John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia and Charles B. Burnette, III, of Burnette & Payne, of Rock Hill, for Petitioner. Lisa C. Glover, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Lewis v. L.B. Dynasty Inc., 400 S.C. 129, 732 S.E.2d 662 (Ct. App. 2012), which held claimant was an independent contractor and was therefore not entitled to workers' compensation.

Richard A. Harpootlian, of Columbia and Graham L. Newman, of Chappell, Smith & Arden, P.A., of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Samuel, 400 S.C. 593, 735 S.E.2d 541 (2012), wherein the court of appeals reversed the trial court's exclusion of a statement made prior to a confession, based on the trial court's assessment that polygraph evidence is per se inadmissible.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Petitioner/Respondent. E. Charles Grose, Jr., of Greenwood and Tara Schultz Waters, of Summerville, for Respondent/Petitioner. John Christopher Mills, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Religious Leaders and Scholars.

After granting the cross-petitions for a writ of certiorari, the Court is asked to determine whether the Post-Conviction Relief (PCR) court erred in granting re-sentencing to this capital defendant.

John E. North, Jr., of North & Black, PC, of Beaufort, for Petitioner. Joel D. Bailey, of The Bailey Law Firm, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Cullen v. Neal, 390 S.C. 470, 702 S.E.2d 378 (Ct. App. 2010). In Cullen, the Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's order that found Petitioners, who are property owners in a residential development, failed to meet their burden of proof concerning their claims against Respondents, who are real estate developers, under the subdivision's Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, and Easements.

E. Mitchell Griffith and Mary E. Sharp, both of Griffith, Sadler & Sharp, P. A., of Beaufort, for Petitioner. John S. Nichols, of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia and H. Woodrow Gooding and Mark B. Tinsley, both of Gooding & Gooding, P.A., of Allendale, for Respondents.

In this appeal, the Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in Curiel v. Hampton County EMS, 401 S.C. 646, 737 S.E.2d 854 (Ct. App. 2012).