William G. Yarborough, III and Lauren Carole Hobbis, both of William G. Yarborough III, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

David Grant Harris, II, of Greensboro, NC, for Appellant. Jescelyn Tillman Spitz, of Rikard & Protopapas, LLC, of Columbia; G. Murrell Smith, Jr., of Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC, of Sumter; and Jonathan M. Robinson and Shanon N. Peake, both of Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC, of Columbia, all for Respondent.

Covil Corporation, by and through its duly appointed Receiver, Peter D. Protopapas (Covil), filed this action against Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company (Penn) alleging breach of insurance contracts for Penn's failure to participate in the settlement of an underlying claim against Covil. Penn appeals the circuit court's order granting partial summary judgment to Covil, arguing the court erred in (1) granting partial summary judgment where Covil's motion was not supported by sworn affidavits and summary judgment was premature; (2) finding Covil's late notice of the underlying claim did not bar coverage; and (3) holding coverage existed despite products hazard and operations hazard exclusions in the Penn insurance contracts.

Kensey Barrett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia; and Blake Terence Williams, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, both for Respondent.

Jamie A. Khan and Ross A. Appel, both of McCullough Khan, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Jeremy E. Bowers, of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, of Charleston; and Bernard E. Ferrara, Jr. and L. Knisley, Jr., both of North Charleston, all for Respondents.

In this civil matter, the Charleston County School District (the District) appeals the circuit court's order affirming the findings of the Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals (the BZA), which affirmed the administrative decision of the Charleston County Planning Director (the Planning Director) to deny the District's request seeking an extension to complete the conditions of its site plan approval.

Oscar W. Bannister, of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Robert Scott Dover, of Law Offices of Scott Dover, of Pickens, for Respondent.

In this appeal, Appellant Ralph Ridgeway argues the family court erred in not giving more weight to the fault factor in its equitable division of the parties' marital assets because Respondent Sara Ridgway ended their nearly fifty-year marriage with comfortable retirement assets in place to be with another man.

George D. Gallagher, of Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett & Stubley, LLC; and Kevin Desmond Maroney, of Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC, both of Columbia, for Appellants. Stephen N. Garcia, of Garcia Law Firm, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation case, Diversified Coatings, Inc. (Appellant) argues the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) erred in affirming the single commissioner's order finding Samuel Paulino (Claimant) permanently and totally disabled from a work-related back injury.

Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, and Michael Douglas Ross, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Gregory Sanders appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred in admitting a text message into evidence because the text message was (1) not properly authenticated and (2) inadmissible hearsay.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, and William Joseph Maye, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Isaiah Gadson, Jr. appeals his convictions for murder, first degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), kidnapping, and armed robbery arising from a 1980 incident, arguing the circuit court erred in admitting evidence of his 1983 plea to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN) as a subsequent bad act.

Stephen R.H. Lewis, of Covington, Patrick, Hagins, Stern & Lewis, LLC., of Greenville; Steven Edward Buckingham, of The Law Office of Steven Edward Buckingham, LLC, of Greenville; and George L. Marlette, III of Norwell, MA, all for Appellant. James W. Logan, Jr., of Logan Jolly & Smith, LLP, of Anderson, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation. Charles Stuart Mauney and William Thomas Young, III, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville; and Robert Daniel Corney, of The Derrick Law Firm, of Conway, all for Respondent Thrift Development Corporation.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment granted to the Department of Transportation and a construction services company in a personal injury case filed by a Clemson student who was hit while crossing a road near the university. The circuit court found the plaintiff's negligence exceeded 50% as a matter of law, that there was a lack of proximate cause, and that the plaintiff failed to secure an expert to provide necessary testimony.

Adam Sinclair Ruffin, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory and William Frederick Schumacher, IV, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Lance Antonio Brewton appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Brewton contends the trial court erred by (1) failing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter; (2) failing to instruct the jury on the defense of accident; (3) prohibiting his testimony regarding witchcraft and hearing voices in his head; and (4) allowing the State to impeach him with his 1999 robbery conviction.

James Edward Bradley, of Moore Bradley Myers, PA, of West Columbia; Barry Goheen, of Atlanta, GA; and James Andrew Yoho, of Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A., of Charleston, all for Appellant. Andrew John Savage, III. of Savage Law Firm, of Charleston; Joseph C. Wilson, IV, of Joseph C. Wilson Law Firm LLC, of Folly Beach; Daniel Francis Lynch, IV, and Carl Everette Pierce, II, both of Pierce, Sloan, Wilson, Kennedy & Early, LLC, of Charleston; Scott Michael Mongillo and Ronald L. Richter, Jr., both of Bland Richter, LLP, of Charleston; and Eric Steven Bland, of Bland Richter, LLP, of Columbia, all for Respondents.

The Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc. appeals the order certifying a class action lawsuit against them, asserting the order included a ban on communication regarding the lawsuit, which amounted to an injunction.

Russell Franklin Guest and Richard Kingsley Allen, III, both of Guest & Brady, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Patrick L. Still, III, of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Greenville; and Julie Amanda Coleman, of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Columbia, both for Respondent.

Tyrin S. Young brought this declaratory judgment action arguing a USAA General Indemnity Company policy issued in California should be reformed pursuant to section 38-61-10 of the South Carolina Code so that underinsured motorist coverage could be stacked upon the coverage of a South Carolina policy insuring the vehicle involved in the accident.