J. Barnes, Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, P.L.L.C., Columbia, South Carolina; Steven A. Levy, Andrew R. Cardonick, Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd, Chicago, Illi- nois, for Appellant. Chad McGowan, S. Randall Hood, McGowan, Hood, Felder & Johnson, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Randall M. Eason