Eight more families and four survivors have joined a lawsuit filed last month against an RV resort and campground in relation to the July 4th flooding on the upper Guadalupe River. The families of 12 victims are part of the lawsuit against the Hill Country campground.
An updated civil complaint filed on Wednesday accused the resort owners, operators, and general manager of negligence.
The complaint contends the resort owners acted with "flagrant and malicious disregard for the victims' well-being."
The plaintiffs allege that the defendants knew that a flood was imminent and did not give ample warning to guests and that they continued to operate despite the threat of the potentially catastrophic flood.
They also said that if the defendants were paying attention to the flood warnings, they ignored them.
The plaintiffs are seeking more than $1 million in damages.
A spokesperson for HTR TX Hill Country said: “As we stated when this lawsuit was originally filed, it has been widely acknowledged by state and local authorities, meteorologists, and other experts that no one could have anticipated the unprecedented severity and rapid onset of the flooding in July, and this tragedy has exposed serious failures in public warning systems and emergency response protocols."
The statement continued, “We continue to reject the lawsuit’s fundamental premise and will be prepared to vigorously defend ourselves in court.”