Kerr v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.

In this consolidated appeal, the plaintiffs from four separate actions (collectively, Appellants) ask this Court to reverse the trial court’s order granting a motion to dismiss in favor of Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB & T) and BB & T employee James Edahl (collectively, Respondents). We affirm.

The facts, in the light most favorable to Appellants, are as follows.1 Skywaves I Corporation (Skywaves) is a South *330Carolina corporation that develops technology for the wireless telecommunications industry. In 2005, Skywaves entered into a factoring agreement with BB & T. From 2005 to 2007,…