Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated
Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated  
Podcast: U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Published On: Tue Mar 24 2026
Description: 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.