Georgetown, SC - Evans Moore, LLC is suing the Spartanburg County Detention Center for medical malpractice and the wrongful death of Ashley Lee Apple, who was booked on April 8, 2024. Through the law firm, her estate filed a notice of intent to sue the sheriff’s office in state court on February 17, 2025.
The EMS arrived at the detention center on April 12, 2024, and found Ashley unresponsive before they pronounced her dead at the hospital that afternoon. The cause of death was Acute peritonitis due to a perforated ulcer.
The legal notice from Evans Moore, LLC states that the jail staff made several mistakes while Ashley was in their care. These include failing to consider her past medical history and disregarding illness symptoms, which prolonged oxygen deprivation and, ultimately, her death.
Ashley’s attorney, James B. Moore III, strongly condemned the detention center’s negligence. “Instead of taking her complaints seriously, Ashley got an Ibuprofen and died from an illness that in modern medicine people don’t die from. When you’re in jail, and you’re 100 percent reliant on medical staff for access to care, it’s on them. Had she not been incarcerated, she could have picked up the phone and called 911. She would have been treated and she would have lived.” His statement highlights the critical responsibility of correctional facilities to ensure inmates receive proper medical attention.
The parties involved in the litigation have 120 days from the notice of intent to meet with a mediator as required by law in medical malpractice cases. If no agreement is reached during this mandatory mediation period, the case will proceed to court. Evans Moore, LLC remains committed to seeking justice for Ashley’s family and ensuring accountability for the failures that led to her death.
The team comprises medical malpractice lawyers dedicated to helping victims pursue financial damages from at-fault doctors, nurses, or medical practitioners who have failed to provide the standard of care other professionals in the same field would have in similar circumstances.
Healthcare professionals must follow strict policies, state laws, and federal regulations to ensure patient safety. When they violate these stipulations, medical malpractice occurs from anesthesia/pharmaceutical errors, wrong diagnoses, hospital negligence, surgical errors, delayed treatment, improper medicine administration, lack of informed consent, retained foreign objects, and wrongful death.
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About Evans Moore, LLC:
Scott Evans and James B. Moore III have handled cases as a team since 2010. Since Evans Moore, LLC was founded in 2015, they have served hundreds of clients in South Carolina and recovered over $100 million in verdicts and settlements. The team handles auto accidents, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, nursing home abuse, product liability, premises liability, and other personal injury cases.
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Evans Moore, LLC
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James B. Moore III
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(843) 995-5000
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121 Screven St
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Georgetown
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SC
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29440
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USA
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