> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.shayinformed.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Herrington Lake family files second lawsuit- this time over Cody Casey's money - URL: https://www.shayinformed.com/herrington-lake-family-files-second-lawsuit-this-time-over-cody-caseys-money/ - Published: 2026-08-24T23:54:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-24T23:54:24.000Z - Author: Shay McAlister - Tags: Covering Kentucky A new lawsuit claims Casey moved vehicles into his brother's name less than a week after the deadly Herrington Lake crash- before the family could collect a dime. --- *"I'm Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to honest journalism with compassion and clarity.* *Are you new here?* [*Sign up*](https://www.shayinformed.com/#/portal/signup) *for the free weekly newsletter or subscribe to support our mission and access behind-the-scenes content, podcasts, and in-depth stories reserved for paid subscribers.* --- Six weeks ago, a family celebrating the Fourth of July on Herrington Lake watched a wake boat come speeding toward their pontoon, waving and screaming for it to stop. It didn't. 25-year-old Nazar Svintozelskiy was thrown into the water and drowned. His father, Alex, was left with a severe brain injury after the boats collided. This week- that family filed a second lawsuit against Cody Casey- the wake boat driver, and this time his brother is also listed. It appears to have little to do with what happened on the water that day, and everything to do with what allegedly happened to Casey's money in the days after it. According to a press release from Peterson Law and Whiteford Taylor & Preston, the family filed the second civil lawsuit in Mercer Circuit Court, this one naming both Cody Casey and his brother, Jesse Casey, as defendants. The complaint alleges that around July 10, less than a week after the crash that killed Nazar, Cody Casey transferred several vehicles to his brother without receiving fair value in return, while the family's claims against him were pending or anticipated. The lawsuit alleges the transfers were made specifically to put those assets out of the family's reach before they could collect anything. The suit brings claims under Kentucky's Uniform Voidable Transactions Act- and asks the court to unwind the transfers, freeze the assets, and hold both brothers financially responsible. "We will not tolerate the wrongful transfer of assets. Period," said attorney Masten Childers. This is a separate filing from the family's original lawsuit against Cody Casey- which alleged negligence, gross negligence, and failure to render aid, and sought punitive damages. That suit is still pending. This new one is narrower and more specific: it's not about what happened on the lake; it's about what allegedly happened with Casey's property in the days after. ## Why this matters ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8c/19/8c19890d-f21a-4442-8055-5db9783cac58/content/images/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-1.42.22---PM.png) Nazar and Alex Winning a lawsuit and actually collecting on it are two different things. Even if a jury eventually finds Casey liable and awards the family damages, that judgment is only worth what he has left to pay it with. If assets were moved out of his name before that judgment landed, the family could win in court and still come away with nothing to show for it. That's what Kentucky's Uniform Voidable Transactions Act exists to address- it lets a court claw back property that was transferred specifically to dodge a debt or a pending legal claim, even if the transfer happened between family members and even if no money changed hands to make it look "legitimate" on paper. If the family's allegations hold up, the court could order those vehicles treated as if the transfer never happened, putting them back in reach. [Manslaughter, evidence tampering, fleeing police: The charges against the Herrington Lake wake boat driverCody Casey was arrested Tuesday on nine charges, according to jail records- the same week the family he allegedly struck filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of fleeing the scene without stopping to help. “I’m Shay McAlister, and this is Shay Informed: an independent, ad-free platform dedicated to![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8c/19/8c19890d-f21a-4442-8055-5db9783cac58/content/images/icon/Profile-Pic_2-copy-71c4f044-22f6-48c1-b8ce-d90115acd8ac.png)Shay InformedShay McAlister![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8c/19/8c19890d-f21a-4442-8055-5db9783cac58/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-08-19-at-9.06.28---AM-fb52eccc-1424-4246-a2a7-3b76c2476eaf.png)](https://www.shayinformed.com/manslaughter-evidence-tampering-fleeing-police-the-charges-against-the-herrington-lake-wake-boat-driver/) ## Where the rest of the case stands Last week, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (KDFW) confirmed that a Mercer County grand jury had returned a 19-count indictment against Cody Casey on August 18, including second-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault, 11 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, and charges related to fleeing the scene and tampering with evidence. KDFW said the indictment followed 13 executed search warrants and an extensive evidence-collection process, and stressed that Casey is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. So the case now runs on three tracks at once: the criminal case, the original civil suit over the crash itself, and now this asset-transfer suit. The firms say their investigation is ongoing and are asking anyone with information- about the collision or about the handling of Casey's assets afterward- to come forward. *Anyone with information relevant to the civil case is asked to contact Peterson Law at 859-469-6390\. Anyone with information about the July 4 collision who hasn't yet spoken with investigators is asked to contact Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement through Kentucky State Police Post 7 at 859-623-2404.*