Webster Vicknair MacLeod Files Suit on Behalf of the Family of Jeff Ramsay, Victim of July 4th Kerrville Floods

Houston, TX —October 3, 2025 —Webster Vicknair MacLeod has filed a wrongful death and survival action on behalf of Plaintiffs Jake Ramsey and Rachel Ramsey, the children of Jeff Ramsey, who was swept away during the devastating July 4, 2025, floods in Kerrville, Texas.

The lawsuit names as Defendants: Davis Investment Ventures, LLC d/b/a The Davis Companies; DIV HTR Kerrville, LLC; Blue Water Development, LLC; Blue Water Hospitality Management, LLC; Blue Water Development Corp.; Ilana Callahan; and Minh Tran, who is being sued individually for fraud. Tran, a partner at HTR Investors, publicly minimized the risk of flooding while promoting the resort to city officials and guests.

At a meeting with Ingram’s City Council, Tran encouraged guests to stay “as close as we can get to the river.” When pressed about flooding concerns, he dismissed them, stating: “We usually get about an hour or two heads up on flooding around here. I’m a poor man’s weatherman, so I’m watching it all the time,” according to an article obtained by The Washington Post.

In the early hours of July 4th, floodwaters rose rapidly around the Ramseys’ camper. In a heartbreaking final call, Jeff told his children, “I think this is it.” Jeff’s remains have never been found—leaving his family without closure.

The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants knowingly placed guests in a flood-prone area without appropriate safeguards, ignored multiple flood alerts and evacuation warnings, and failed to timely warn or evacuate campers. Plaintiffs assert claims for negligence, gross negligence, wrongful death, survival, and fraud, and seek damages in excess of $1 million.

“This tragedy was both foreseeable and preventable,” said attorneys for the Ramsey family. “By disregarding repeated emergency alerts and keeping guests in harm’s way, these companies— and Mr. Tran himself—placed profit over people. Our firm is proud to represent Jake and Rachel Ramsey in their pursuit of justice for their father, and to hold accountable those whose failures led to such devastating loss.”