Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia and Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett, of York, for Petitioner. C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood and John Dunlap Rhea, of Fairview, North Carolina, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review to court of appeals' decision in State v. Larmand, 402 S.C. 184, 739 S.E.2d 898 (Ct. App. 2013).

Robert T. Lyles, Jr., of Lyles & Lyles, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioner. James Atkinson Bruorton, IV and Timothy James Wood Muller, both of Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent. Lawrence Caldwell Melton and Brian A. Autry, both of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

The Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in The Spriggs Group, P.C. v. Slivka, 402 S.C. 42, 738 S.E.2d 495 (Ct. App. 2013). The issues in this case relate to a dispute between The Spriggs Group and Slivka regarding the provision of architectural services for the design of buildings on Slivka's property.

William T. Toal, of Johnson Toal & Battiste, PA, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Joseph Gregory Studemeyer, of Columbia, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Brown v. Dick Smith Nissan, Inc., Op. No. 2012-UP-688 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Dec. 28, 2012), wherein the court reversed the circuit court's order granting $9,286.00 in damages to Brown. Brown, Petitioner, contends the Court of Appeals omitted a critical fact, contravened established law, and decided the case on a ground not raised by any issue on appeal.

Richard S. Rosen and Andrew D. Gowdown, both of Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC, of Charleston and J. Joseph Condon, Jr., of North Charleston, for Petitioner. Samuel R. Clawson, Timothy Alan Domin and Christina R. Fargnoli, all of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents.

The Court reviews the decision of the Court of Appeals in Mitchell v. Marruffo, Op. No. 2013-UP-010 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Jan. 9, 2013).

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner/Respondent. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Assistant Attorney General Brendan Jackson McDonald, all of Columbia and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence, for Respondent/Petitioner.

The Court granted cross-petitions for certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in State v. Bruce, 402 S.C. 621, 741 S.E.2d 590 (Ct. App. 2013). The State argues the court of appeals erred in holding the trial court did not provide sufficient findings for appellate review for its denial of Bruce's motion to suppress evidence. Bruce argues the court of appeals erred in remanding for additional findings.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mary Shannon Williams, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State contends that the court of appeals erred (1) in holding that armed robbery is not a crime of dishonesty under Rule 609(a)(2), SCRE, and refusing to remand the case to the trial court to conduct a Rule 609 balancing test; (2) and in failing to apply a harmless error analysis.

D. Sean Faulkner, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, C. Mitchell Brown and Allen Mattison Bogan, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Mary Leigh Arnold, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

The Court granted the petition for a writ of certioari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Independence Nat'l Bank v. Buncombe Professional Park, L.L.C., 402 S.C. 514, 741 S.E.2d 572. This case is about mortgage priority.

Ashley Bryan Abel and Thomas Chase Samples, both of Jackson Lewis, P.C., of Greenville, for Petitioners. H. Donald Sellers and J. W. Matthews, III, both of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA of Greenville, for Respondent. Alice Witherspoon Parham Casey, of Wyche Law Firm of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Keller v. ING Fin. Partners, Inc., Op. No. 2013-UP-014 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Jan. 9, 2013), wherein the Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's denial of Petitioners' motion to compel arbitration on the ground the forum specified by the arbitration agreement, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), was unavailable.

Timothy E. Madden and Reid T. Sherard, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Appellant/Respondent. Donald Bruce Clark, of Donald B. Clark, LLC and Margaret D. Fabri, both of Charleston, for Respondent/Appellant.

In this direct appeal from a divorce action, the Court considers both parties' challenges to the family court's valuation and equitable apportionment of the marital estate and wife's challenge to the family court's award of husband's expert fees.

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Goodwin, Op. No. 2013-UP-110 (S.C. Ct. App. filed March. 13, 2013), concerning Goodwin's conviction of homicide by child abuse. The issue before the Court is whether the court of appeals erred by affirming the trial court's dismissal of Goodwin's motion for a directed verdict. Specifically, Goodwin alleges the trial court should have granted the motion for directed verdict because the State did not prove he acted with extreme indifference.

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Barbara M. Seymour, both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. James K. Holmes, of Steinberg Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary case.

C. Mitchell Brown, William C. Wood, Jr., and Brian Patrick Crotty, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, William L. Howard, Stephen L. Brown and Jeffrey Wiseman, all of Young Clement Rivers, LLP, of Charleston, for Petitioners. John P. Henry and Philip Coleman Thompson, Sr., both of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Conway, for Respondent.

The Court reviews the decision of the court of appeals' in Magnolia North Property Owners' Association v. Heritage Communities, Inc., 397 S.C. 348, 725 S.E.2d 112 (Ct. App. 2012), regarding the amalgamation of interests theory, the jury instruction on punitive damages, and the directed verdict as to the negligence and implied warranty of workmanlike service claims.

C. Mitchell Brown, William C. Wood, Jr., Brian P. Crotty and Sue Erwin, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, William L. Howard, Stephen L. Brown and Russell G. Hines, all of Young Clement Rivers, LLP, of Charleston, for Petitioners. John P. Henry and Philip C. Thompson, both of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Conway, for Respondents.

The Court reviews the decision of the court of appeals' in Pope v. Heritage Communities, Inc., 395 S.C. 404, 717 S.E.2d 765 (Ct. App. 2011), regarding the amalgamation of interests theory and the directed verdict as to the negligence and implied warranty of workmanlike service claims.

M. Elizabeth Crum, of McNair Law Firm, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellants. Monteith P. Todd, of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, L.L.C., of Columbia, S. Jahue Moore and John C. Bradley, Jr., both of Moore Taylor Law Firm, of West Columbia, N. Thomas Connally, III, of Hogan Lovells US LLP, of McLean, Virginia and John R. Devlin, Jr., of Devlin & Parkinson, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

Appellants appeal the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Respondents. Specifically, Appellants challenge the circuit court's interpretation of section 40-45-110(A)(1) of the South Carolina Code. In support of this challenge, Appellants seek for this Court to overrule its decision in Sloan v. South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, 370 S.C. 452, 636 S.E.2d 598 (2006), which holds that section 40-45-110(A)(1) of the Physical Therapy Practice Act prohibits a physical therapist from being employed by and receiving and treating patients referred by a physician or a physician's group.