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South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom I
The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Courtroom 1
10:40 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2022-000288
Angela Patton, as Next Friend of Alexia L., a minor, Respondent, v. Dr. Gregory A. Miller and Rock Hill Gynecological & Obstetrical Associates, P.A., Appellants.
C. Mitchell Brown, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia; and Ashby W. Davis, of Davis and Snyder, P.A., of Greenville, both for Appellants. Edward L Graham, of Graham Law Firm, PA, of Pendleton; and David Bradley Jordan, of Jordan Law Firm, P.C, of Rock Hill, both for Respondent.
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2022-000346
Reid Fleming, Appellant, v. The Planet Vape, LLC; SCECIGARETTE, LLC; LG Chem, Ltd.; John Doe Distributor #1; John Doe Distributor #2; and John Doe Distributor #3; Defendants, Of which LG Chem, Ltd. is the Respondent.
John Preston Griffith, of Smith & Griffith, LLP, of Anderson; Kathleen Chewning Barnes, of Barnes Law Firm, LLC, of Hampton; and Christopher James Moore, of Richardson Thomas, LLC, of Florence, all for Appellant. C. Mitchell Brown, Allen Mattison Bogan, and Rachel Atkin Hedley, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia; and Deirdre Shelton McCool and Elizabeth Scott Moise, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Charleston, all for Respondent.
South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom II
The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
10:00 a.m.
(Time Limits: 15-15-5)
2024-000074
Timothy Idiaghe, Respondent, v. Diana I. Idiaghe, Appellant.
Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia; and G. Robin Alley, of Isaacs & Alley, LLP, of Columbia, both for Respondent.
In this marital litigation, Diana Idiaghe (Mother) argues the family court erred in: (1) failing to give proper weight to her allegations of domestic violence in determining custody and visitation, (2) ruling certain testimony addressing her claims of domestic violence was not relevant and/or inadmissible hearsay; (3) finding Mother's student loan debt was nonmarital; (4) ordering Mother to pay a portion of the guardian ad litem's attorney's fees; (5) failing to exclude the guardian's report; and (6) failing to allow Mother the opportunity to address the substance of her pretrial pro se "motion to correct error."
10:40 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2022-000655
Emitt R. Gunnells, Employee, Appellant, v. Galey & Lord Industries, Employer, and Arrowpoint Capital Corporation, Carrier, Respondents.
Stephen J. Wukela, of Wukela Law Office, of Florence, for Appellant. Daniel Tyler Hembree, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondents.
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-000435
The Cottages at Garden City Beach, LP, Appellant, v. Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District, Respondent.
David B. Miller and Zachary James Crowl, both of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A., of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Michael Warner Battle, of Battle Law Firm, LLC, of Conway, for Respondent.
12:00 p.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-10-5-5-5)
2023-000718
Darleen Rash, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Bronson Harley Rash, Appellant/Respondent, v. Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas Company), Anthony M. Akbar, and Paul Quattlebaum, Respondents/Appellants.
Roy T. Willey, IV, of Charleston; Michael Halbert Dill, of Lauren Taylor Law, of Daniel Island; and Joseph E. Thoensen, of Jeffcoat Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, all for Appellant-Respondent Darleen Rash. M. Dawes Cooke, Jr., John William Fletcher, and David Spence Cox, all of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, of Charleston; Chelsea A. Glover, of Orangeburg; and I.S. Leevy Johnson and George Craig Johnson, both of Johnson Toal & Battiste, PA, of Columbia, all for Respondent-Appellant Dominion Energy. Ian S. Ford, Ainsley Fisher Tillman, and Hunter H. James, all of Ford Wallace Thomson LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent-Appellant Anthony M. Akbar.