Daniel C. Amos and Heather M. Amos own property in Doddridge County, according to a complaint filed in Doddridge Circuit Court and later removed to federal court.
The Amoses claim their home, property and quality of life have all been negatively impacted and they are no longer able to enjoy their lives and properties in the way they previously enjoyed them prior to Antero’s actions and/or omissions.
Since living in Doddridge County, the Amoses had come to expect, value and enjoy the quiet of the area, the darkness of the area, the overall peacefulness of the area and the limited traffic and use the of the local roads by large and heavy trucks and equipment, according to the suit.
The Amoses claim Antero’s grossly negligent and reckless design, construction, operation and maintenance of various and numerous oil and gas wells and pads—including Prim Pad and Robert Williams Pad; the grossly negligent and reckless drilling of horizontal natural gas wells; and the grossly negligent, reckless, willful and wanton contamination of freshwater sources have caused the plaintiffs to suffer and continue to suffer significant damages to their rights to the use and enjoyment of their property, for which they are entitled compensation.
In constructing, operating and maintaining the Marcellus well pads along Oxford Road, Antero has caused or contributed to cause the creation of one or more private nuisances, according to the suit.
The Amoses claim Antero has contaminated their water source and has been negligent, grossly negligent and reckless.
Antero has also intentionally and maliciously destroyed the plaintiffs’ yard, fence, driveway, has spun gravel at their children, has directed high-power lights into the Amos family home, has yelled obscenities at the plaintiffs and has left trash on their property, among other things, according to the suit.
The Amoses are seeking compensatory and punitive damages. They are being represented by Rodney C. Windom and Scott A. Windom of Windom Law Offices PLLC.
Antero is represented by Amy M. Smith, W. Henry Lawrence, Lauren K. Turner and Shaina D. Massie of Steptoe & Johnson.
The case is assigned to District Judge Irene Keeley.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia case number: 1:16-cv-00197