Supreme Court Rejects Mechanical Use of Judicial Estoppel for Undisclosed Bankruptcy Claims
On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc., No. 25-6, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), clarifying when a debtor’s failure to disclose a potential legal claim in bankruptcy may prevent the debtor from later pursuing that claim. The case arose from Thomas Keathley’s Chapter 13 […]