At Evans Moore, LLC, we believe that every individual in state custody has a fundamental right to safety, human dignity, and essential medical care. When these rights are ignored by those sworn to protect them, the consequences are often tragic and irreversible. Our firm is currently representing Kelly Mitchell, the mother of 25-year-old Joseph Zeller,…
Read moreOne of our new cases was covered by WCSC 5 on December 1. A man died while in the custody of the Al Cannon Detention Center. He died of dehydration while also having Schizoaffective disorder. The suit claims that the man faced over a week of medical neglect, and his body was not discovered until…
Read moreThe wife of a man who died at Conway Medical Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after her husband died shortly after being transported there from jail. The suit alleges that the jail failed to implement proper protocols to help the man through alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Learn more about the case from ABC15 News.
Read moreA wrongful death lawsuit our attorneys are working on involving a man who died in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in 2024 has been covered in Myrtle Beach’s Post and Courier. Learn more about the case at Post and Courier’s website.
Read moreOne of our previous results was covered in the October 23, 2025 edition of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The case, involving a prisoner who was neglected during a medical emergency and left immobilized for nine days, garnered a $10 million verdict from a jury. Evans Moore, LLC is proud of what we achieved for this…
Read moreThe tragic death of 62-year-old Lorenza Lamont Trapp at the Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County has brought to light significant concerns about the treatment of inmates with mental health conditions. Trapp, who suffered from schizoaffective disorder and severe dehydration, was found unresponsive in his cell on July 3, 2024. Despite being in a…
Read moreA recent four-day trial in Charleston County brought cycling safety back into sharp focus at our firm. The case — involving a commercial vehicle and a cyclist — highlighted persistent challenges on South Carolina’s narrow roads while demonstrating how thorough preparation and innovative technology can overcome inherent biases. Post-trial juror interviews reinforced what we’ve long…
Read morePlaintiff was injured after being struck in her driver’s door in a T-Bone style collision. She was admitted to a local hospital, where she later died from complications of a herniated stomach. Plaintiff reached a partial settlement with one medical practice several months before a date- certain trial, and proceeded to trial against the second…
Read moreIn 2022, we were contacted by Jenn Ableson of the Washington Post who was interested in doing an investigative piece on two of our closed cases which had been litigated in partnership with our close friend Dan Boles of the Boles Law Firm in James Island. Both cases involved minor high school students who had…
Read moreSupreme Court Victory for Football Player While concussions and head trauma have become a focus for professional football players, research shows high school players are actually the most likely to suffer these injuries during play. In light of this fact, it is inexcusable to neglect the health of our young athletes. Our school districts are…
Read moreLack of Care Proves Fatal in Bedsore Case Our firm recently secured a seven-figure settlement for the family of a man who developed critical bedsores while hospitalized. The family’s decedent, who was 83 years old but self-dependent, was hospitalized due to issues with kidney function. At the time of his admission to the hospital, medical…
Read moreOur Firm Is Seeing More of These Cases The Alarming Rates of ‘Never Events’ What is a “never event”? In the early 2000s, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began penalizing and refusing to cover the cost of care associated with medical errors that should never occur and duly titled them “never events.”…
Read moreNational Litigation Has Georgetown Roots The deadline for filing claims related to the groundwater contamination that was present at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 through 1987, is fast approaching in early August of 2024. News stories and advertising campaigns discussing groundwater contamination on base and the potential to bring a civil action…
Read moreWhy Evidence Preservation Is Crucial Evans Moore Prepares for 8th Turkey Giveaway Trucking accidents are different from other motor vehicle collisions in almost every way. A large truck has the potential to cause much more damage than a passenger vehicle, but the commercial nature of trucking also adds complexity. Multiple parties could potentially be liable…
Read moreOur 8th Annual Turkey Giveaway Is Approaching! Evans Moore Prepares for 8th Turkey Giveaway Our community is the reason for our success; the people of Georgetown are our clients, and we wouldn’t have a business without them. But they’re also our friends, family, and neighbors. Since they have given us so much, we want to…
Read moreIn This Issue: Behind a $7.9 Million Settlement How We Helped a Bicycle Accident Victim’s Family We often overlook the needs of two-wheeled vehicles on our roadways, and the results can be tragic. We regularly remind our friends and family to assume that most drivers on the road are distracted, whether by their phones, radios,…
Read moreThe Evans Moore, LLC newsletter for February and March 2023 has been released! In this issue we discuss juries, the health benefits of vitamin D, brain injury awareness month, and more. Click here to download your copy today!
Read more“No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common law, than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law.” Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. Botsford, 141 U.S. 250,…
Read moreThe Evans Moore, LLC newsletter for December 2022 and January 2023 has been released! In this issue we discuss civil rights and liberties, our 7th Amendment rights, New Year’s resolutions, and more. Click here to download your copy today!
Read moreThe Evans Moore, LLC newsletter for October and November 2022 has been released! In this issue we discuss the origins of our legal partnership, our upcoming 7th annual Turkey giveaway, new laws that protect veterans, and more. Click here to download a copy of the newsletter today!
Read moreFirst Jury Trial Since Covid Shutdown Results in $850,000 Verdict Against Horry County School District for Gross Negligence in Failing to Prevent Football Injury On April 15, 2021, a civil jury in Horry County awarded $850,000.00 in damages in a gross negligence case against the Horry County School District. The suit involved a high school…
Read moreType of Case: Gross Negligence and Title IX violations against Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Richland County School District 2 on behalf of Jane Doe, a Minor. Injuries Alleged: Jane Doe alleged that Richland County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jamel Bradley made inappropriate sexual advances, to included unwanted touching and kissing, towards her during her junior…
Read moreMichael Naqshabandi died as a result of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Horry County Sheriff’s Office on September 24th in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Mr. Naqushabandi is the third mental health patient to die as a result of injuries sustained in a Horry County Sheriff’s transport vehicle in the last 12 months.…
Read moreEvans Moore, LLC held its third Thanksgiving turkey giveaway last Tuesday. The firm donated 175 turkeys to families in need. The firm teamed up with Helping Hands of Georgetown County. Evans Moore, LLC began this tradition in 2016, after the area was devastated by flooding. That year, Evans Moore, LLC donated 125 turkeys to the…
Read moreToday, May 24, 2018, Evans Moore, LLC, along with Rhoad & Rhoad, and the Law Office of Grover Seaton, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in connection with the Lee Correctional prison riot that took place on April 15, 2018. According to Mr. Gaskins’ death certificate, Mr. Gaskins died from…
Read moreFor the third consecutive year, trial attorneys Scott C. Evans and James “Boo” Moore III of Evans Moore, LLC were recognized as 2018 Super Lawyer’s “Rising Stars,” a list of the top up-and-coming lawyers in South Carolina. These lists are compiled to help people searching for attorneys to find the “best of the best” in…
Read moreThe Georgetown lawyers of Evans Moore, LLC took an opportunity to give back to the community by donating turkeys to families in need this Thanksgiving. The turkeys were delivered on Monday, November 20th. Attorneys James B. Moore III and Scott Evans have decided to make the turkey giveaway an annual event, to continue helping the…
Read moreCharleston, S.C. – Evans Moore, LLC is pleased to announce that James B. (Boo) Moore III was selected by his peers as one of the top attorneys for Personal Injury in the Charleston area. The voting was part of the process in determining Charleston Business Magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite of the Lowcountry. Legal Elite gives…
Read moreFor the second consecutive year, trial attorneys Scott C. Evans and James “Boo” Moore III of Evans Moore, LLC were recognized as 2017 Super Lawyer’s “Rising Stars,” a list of the top up-and-coming lawyers in South Carolina. Super Lawyers is a Thomas Reuters rating service that ranks outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice areas…
Read moreEvans Moore, LLC is excited to announce that it will be giving away free Thanksgiving turkeys to those in need. Our goal is to feed 100 families this year. If you know of anyone in the Georgetown area in need – please contact us by Friday, November 18th via Facebook or by calling our office…
Read moreA jury in Horry County, South Carolina has awarded $1.5 million in actual damages on Thursday, October 20, 2016 to the Estate of Christopher Douton. Christopher Douton was a 41 year-old project engineer with S&ME, Inc. in Conway, South Carolina. On Friday, January 11, 2013, Douton returned to his Conway office to process soil samples…
Read moreToday Evans Moore, LLC filed a Notice of Intent to File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit on behalf of the Estate of Joyce Curnell, a 50-year-old African American female of Edisto Island, South Carolina who was found dead at the Charleston County Detention Center on July 22, 2015. Ms. Curnell is one of at least six (6)…
Read moreThe attorneys of Evans Moore have recently secured a $1,175,000.00 partial settlement in an ongoing medical malpractice case. The case involves allegations of a failure to diagnose a serious medical condition. The defendants denied any wrongdoing. The case will continue to trial against the remaining parties in early 2016.
Read moreOn September 1, 2015, attorneys James B. Moore III and Scott C. Evans recovered a $375,000 settlement from a convenience store operator in connection with its employee filing a false police report resulting in their client being arrested and wrongfully imprisoned for 8 hours at a local detention center. The lawsuit was filed in February…
Read moreOn August 26, 2015, a Greenville County jury awarded $375,000 to a worker who was injured while driving a business-owned vehicle on Interstate 85. Their client, Paulino Camacaro, had been driving a vehicle owned by his employer, a painting company, when he was sideswiped on Interstate 85 in Greenville while heading to his home in…
Read moreOn June 25, 2015, the attorneys of Evans Moore, Scott Evans and James “Boo” Moore, were interviewed for an upcoming documentary produced by non-profit Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., which highlights the crisis facing the mentally ill in South Carolina’s state prison system. Evans Moore were approached for this interview due to…
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Advocating for this client has been a deeply meaningful pursuit, shedding light on the pivotal need for meticulous management of mental health conditions. This case vividly portrayed the devastating aftermath when such conditions aren't handled with utmost care. The jury's $5 million verdict reverberates the acknowledgment of our client's plight, emphasizing the urgent necessity for responsible and adequate patient care.