Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated
U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated

Mar 24, 2026 · 1h 9m

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A case in which the Court held that judicial estoppel does not automatically bar a debtor's undisclosed civil claim based solely on a potential motive to conceal it. Instead, courts must look to the totality of the circumstances to distinguish between an inadvertent mistake and intentional bad faith.