A Travis County judge is expected to decide Wednesday if Camp Mystic and its owners can resolve five wrongful death lawsuits out of court, through arbitration.
More than a dozen families are suing the all-girls Christian summer camp after last July’s catastrophic Hill Country flood tore through its grounds, killing 27 campers and counselors. The families allege camp leaders failed to evacuate campers and counselors despite worsening flood conditions, resulting in their daughters’ deaths.
Jury trials for all five cases have been scheduled for next year. But Camp Mystic argues the cases should be decided out of court by a qualified arbitrator, citing a “binding arbitration” provision in an agreement families signed when registering their daughters for camp…