John Phillips Linton, Jr. and Jennifer Sue Ivey, both of Walker Gressette & Linton, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Gregory L. Hyland, of Gregory L. Hyland, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Summerville, for Respondents Melissa Dixon and Willard Dixon. Steven L. Smith and Zachary James Closser, both of Smith Closser, of Charleston; William King Kalivas, of Charleston; and Samuel Melvil Wheeler, of Whitfield-Cargile Law, PLLC, of Brevard, NC, all for Respondents Lansing Pattee and Stephanie Pattee.

This case arises out of Melissa Dixon and Willard Dixon's lawsuit alleging the home they purchased from Lansing Pattee and Stephanie Pattee was defective; Weekley Homes, LLC constructed the home. Weekley Homes appeals the circuit court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. It contends the Pattees' purchase agreement with it involved interstate commerce, which the agreement explicitly stated, and provided the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) would apply.

James David Smith, Jr., Helen F. Hiser, and Danielle F. Payne, all of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellants. Aaron Eric Edwards, of Edwards Firm, LLC, of Mount Pleasant, for Respondent.

Bravo Media Productions, LLC, Haymaker Media, Inc., NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Comcast Corporation, Craig Conover, Chelsea Meissner, and Madison LeCroy (Appellants) appeal the circuit court's Form 4 Order denying their motion to dismiss Joseph Abruzzo's amended complaint and compel arbitration.

Bryson Moore Geer, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Charleston; Patrick Devin Quinn, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia; and William E. Corum and Megan A. Scheiderer, both of Kansas City, MO, all for Appellant. James Paul Porter, of Cromer Babb Porter & Hicks, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from an order denying a motion for attorneys' fees and costs, Aerotek argues the trial court erred (1) by holding Aerotek had an obligation to plead its entitlement to attorneys' fees and that it did not sufficiently do so in its answer and (2) by holding Aerotek did not authenticate an employment agreement.

Deborah Dickson Davis, of Dickson Davis Law Firm, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Daniel Roper Hughes, of Duggan & Hughes, LLC, of Greer, for Respondents Hannah Elizabeth Collier and Linda Smith. Jeanmarie Tankersley, of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent Charlotte Collier. Steven Michael Nail, of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC; and Charles Edgar McDonald, III, both of Greenville, for Respondent Northgate Baptist Church.

James Tegeler claims Northgate Baptist Church improperly terminated his employment as music director due to the allegedly defamatory reports of Daughter, Mother, and Grandmother. He argues the circuit court erred in (1) dismissing his claims for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress; (2) granting summary judgment and/or dismissing his claims against the Church; and (3) denying him the opportunity to amend his complaint.

Joshua Brent Raffini, of Pruitt & Pruitt, of Anderson, for Appellant. Wallace K. Lightsey and Meliah Bowers Jefferson, both of Wyche, PA, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this action to recover on a promissory note, Paul Cromer appeals the findings of the master-in-equity, arguing the master erred by (1) allowing allegations of tortious misconduct to supplant evidence of contractual intent, (2) refusing to grant Cromer credit for bad debt losses, and (3) finding the statute of limitations prevented calculation of the amount due under the note.

Katon Edwards Dawson, Jr., Jeffrey Evan Phillips, and Walter Hammond Cartin, all of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Thomas A. Pendarvis, of Pendarvis Law Offices, PC, of Beaufort; and Philip Benjamin Zuckerman, of Berger Singerman LLP, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Respondent.

This case is about whether a lessee exercised its option to renew a lease in a timely manner when the lease provided that notice of renewal was effective upon the lessor's receipt of the notice.

Joseph Clay Hopkins, of Charleston, for Appellants. John B. McCutcheon, Jr., of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Conway; Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia; and S. Ashley Gwin, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this action, Appellants James Marlowe and Lori Marlowe appeal the circuit court's order granting Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)'s motion for summary judgment. Appellants argue summary judgment was inappropriate because (1) the SCDOT's negligence was a question for the jury; (2) the acts performed by the SCDOT were sufficient to support a finding of inverse condemnation; and (3) the Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act does not apply.

Shannon Marie Polvi, of Cromer Babb Porter & Hicks, LLC; and J. Lewis Cromer, of Cromer Babb Porter & Hicks, LLC, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Vann Henry Gunter, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the administrative law court (the ALC), Dr. Agnes Slayman argues the ALC erred in affirming the South Carolina Department of Education's (the Department) issuance of a public reprimand against her.

Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, and Tommy Evans, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, all for Respondent.

Lutavious Denard Elmore appeals his convictions for murder, first degree burglary, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Elmore argues his due process rights were violated by certain comments made by the trial court. He also argues the trial court erred by refusing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter.

David Conor Keys, of The Law Office of David Conor Keys, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Kerry W. Koon, of Kerry W. Koon, Attorney at Law, of Charleston, for Respondent Muriel C. Kennedy. Karen Marie DeJong, of DeJong Law Firm, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent Patricia Clarkin Smith. Michael P. O'Connell, of Stirling & O'Connell, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent Bridget D. Inman.

In this conversion action, Appellant Family Services, Inc., as Conservator for Muriel W. Clarkin (Conservator), appeals the circuit court's order dismissing Respondent Muriel C. Kennedy (Daughter 1) as a defendant and striking two paragraphs from Conservator's amended complaint. Conservator argues dismissal of Daughter 1 pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP, was improper because the allegations of the amended complaint stated valid claims for relief. Conservator also argues the circuit court's basis for striking material from the amended complaint was an improper evidentiary ruling.

Lawrence E. Richter, Jr., of The Richter Firm, LLC, of Mount Pleasant; Anna Elizabeth Richter, of Slotchiver & Slotchiver, LLP, of Mt. Pleasant; and David K. Haller, of Haller Law Firm, of Charleston, all for Appellant. Richard S. Dukes, Jr., of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Charleston; and Alan Grant Jones, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondents. R. Hawthorne Barrett, of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent The Bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, in his official Capacity.

Kenneth Ray Moss, of Wright, Worley, Pope, Ekster & Moss, PLLC, of North Myrtle Beach; and Robert E. Lee, of Robert E. Lee, LLC, of Marion, both for Appellant. James Christopher Clark, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC. Demetri K. Koutrakos, of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents John Doe, Atlantic Development Company, LLC, and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC. Harry Alwyn Dixon, of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents Atlantic Development Company, LLC, and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC.

Vista Del Mar Condominium Association (the Association) and the individual unit owners (Unit Owners) of the Vista Del Mar Horizontal Property Regime (the Regime) (collectively, Appellants) appeal the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to Atlantic Development Company and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC (Respondents), quieting title in Respondents to a 2.58-acre tract (the Property) that had been a part of the Regime, and declaring Respondents have a valid easement (Access Easement) that runs with the title to the Property. On appeal, Appellants argue the circuit court erred in upholding the removal of the Property from the Regime, because (1) the removal of the Property, which was a common area, was a violation of the Horizontal Property Act (the Act); and (2) the developer, Vista Del Mar, LLC (Developer), no longer had authority to take any action concerning the Regime at the time of the removal. In addition, Appellants argue the Developer did not have authority to grant an easement over Regime property.

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General D. Russell Barlow, II, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this action for post-conviction relief (PCR), Robin Reese appeals the PCR court's rulings that she was not prejudiced by her trial counsel's failure to object to Reese being shackled before the jury and that her trial counsel was not ineffective for for failing to object to a police officer's testimony that in his opinion "everyone involved in this case was guilty" and the police had to sort out the "principal parties."

Taylor Meriwether Smith, IV, of Harrison, Radeker & Smith, P.A., of Columbia; and Barrett Ray Brewer, of Brewer Law Firm, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, both for Appellant-Respondent. George Trenholm Walker and John Phillips Linton, Jr., both of Walker Gressette & Linton, LLC, of Charleston; and Gregory Milam Alford, of Alford Law Firm LLC, of Hilton Head Island, all for Respondent-Appellant.

In this cross-appeal, Skip Hoagland appeals the trial court's order holding him in contempt for violating a court order requiring him to not comment on the defamation action brought against him by Town of Hilton Head Island Council member, Kim Likins. Likins appeals the trial court's decision denying her request for an injunction prohibiting Hoagland from interfering with her employment with the local Boys and Girls Club.

Chelsea Raegan Rikard, of A Business Law Firm, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Joseph L.V. Johnson, of Saint-Amand Thompson & Mathis, LLC, of Gaffney, for Respondents.

In this action against Piedmont Glass & Mirror Co., Inc. (Piedmont), Julie Taylor, David Taylor, and Carolina Storefront Systems, Inc. (Respondents), David Lynn O'Shields appeals, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) applying the Statute of Frauds to find he was not a partner or shareholder; (2) failing to find Respondents were equitably estopped from asserting the Statute of Frauds; (3) applying a statute of limitations; (4) failing to find he was oppressed as a shareholder; and (5) failing to find Carolina Storefront Systems, Inc. is a successor corporation of Piedmont.

James K. Holmes, of The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP; and Malcolm M. Crosland, Jr., of The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP, both of Charleston, for Appellant. George D. Gallagher, of Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett & Stubley, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Ryan Cook appeals an order from the appellate panel of the workers' compensation commission reversing the single commissioner's award and denying his claim. Cook argues the appellate panel erred in failing to liberally construe the Workers' Compensation Act in favor of coverage; declining to find Cook was a statutory employee; failing to find Cook's admitted accident arose out of and in the course of his employment under the premises rule; and analyzing the "going and coming" rule.

Deborah J Butcher and Robert J. Butcher, both of The Camden Law Firm, PA, of Camden, for Appellant. William H. Davidson, II, and Kenneth P. Woodington, both of Davidson, Wren & DeMasters, of Columbia, for Respondents South Carolina Department of Social Services, Michael Leach, and Jasmine Flemister. Thomas Kennedy Barlow, Susan Marie Fittipaldi, and Dwayne Traynor Mazyck, all of Columbia, for Respondent Dorchester School District Two.

Kaci May appeals the circuit court's order denying injunctive relief, arguing the court erred in finding she did not establish a likelihood of success on the merits; finding section 63-7-920 of the South Carolina Code was not limited by May's constitutional rights; finding May failed to show irreparable harm; and concluding May would have adequate remedy at law for any alleged harm resulting from any future interviews.