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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Supreme Court Courtroom
2024-001781
In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Andy Eugene Hyman, Respondent.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christopher Runyan, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Senior Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Respondent. David Allen Chaney, Jr. and Meredith Dyer McPhail, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina.
The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in In re Care & Treatment of Hyman, Op. No. 2024-UP-271 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 24, 2024).
2025-000563
Rita Pratt, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of William Pratt, Deceased, Respondent, v. Amisub of SC, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Medical Center; Jaleesa Heyward, RN; South Carolina Emergency Physicians, LLC; Jonas Varaly, DO; Rock Hill Radiology Associates, LLC; and Geoffrey T. Gilleland, M.D.; Defendants, of which Rock Hill Radiology Associates, LLC, and Geoffrey T. Gilleland, M.D., are the Petitioners.
Andrew F. Lindemann, of Lindemann Law Firm, P.A., of Columbia, and Matthew Holmes Henrickson, of Henrickson Law Firm, LLC, of Greenville, both for Petitioners. Chad A. McGowan, Ashley White Creech, Eve Schafer Goodstein, Jay Franklin Wright and Jordan Christopher Calloway, all of McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.
We granted Rock Hill Radiology Associates, LLC and Dr. Geoffrey T. Gilleland's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Pratt v. Amisub of SC, Inc., 445 S.C. 199, 912 S.E.2d 268 (Ct. App. 2025). We will review the trial court's calculation of setoff based on a third-party settlement.
This matter arises from multiple causes of action between Brian Bannon and Assured Partners, NL, Petitioners, and Forum Benefits, LLC, Respondents. Petitioners seek a review of the court of appeals' decision in Forum Benefits, LLC v. Brian Bannon and Assured Partners, NL, Op. No. 2024-UP-412 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Dec. 11, 2024). We will consider whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the circuit court's order directing a verdict in favor of Petitioners on Respondent's breach of contract claim, Respondent's breach of fiduciary claim, and Respondent's claim for conversion. We will also consider whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the trial court's award of attorney's fees to Petitioner and in reversing the trial court's denial of Respondent's motion for recusal.