THIS JUST IN: Boone County

Oct. 28
Edith Helmick, administratrix for the estate of James D. Goodrich Jr. vs. Cox Well Service and Dominion Exploration and Productions Inc.
PA-Gerald R. Stowers; J-Thompson
* Helmick seeks compensatory and punitive damages plus costs for the alleged wrongful death of her son in December 2007 while he was working on a gas well near Wharton. Goodrich, 19, was a swab rig helper for Cox and was undergoing on-the-job training when a drilling rig mast collapsed and instantly caused his death.
Case number: 08-C-205

Nov. 6
Regina Castle vs. Dennis Tadlock, Vicki Tadlock and Justin Tadlock
PA-Greg A. Hewitt; J-Thompson
* Castle seeks damages for injuries she says resulted from a November 2006 collision on W.Va. 85 near Danville caused by Dennis Tadlock driving a vehicle owned by Vicki and Justin Tadlock. Damages are in excess of $18,582.
Case number: 08-C-210

Nov. 7
Ray McCallister and Patricia McCallister vs. Shirley Browning
PA-Wendle Cook; J-Thompson
* Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages for injuries sustained in a November 2006 accident near Nellis.
Case number: 08-C-213

Nov. 10
Alisha Ray-Knapp vs. Westley S. Berry and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
PA-Williams M. Shrewsberry Jr.; J-Thompson
* Ray-Knapp says Berry's vehicle collided with her stopped vehicle as a train passed over a crossing on W.Va. 17 near Low Gap. She seeks compensatory damages.
Case number: 08-C-215