Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. · ¶14

In August 2021, Keathley was involved in a car accident in Mississippi with a driver employed by respondent Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. Keathley retained a personal- injury attorney and informed his bankruptcy counsel that he intended to sue Buddy Ayers Construction. Even though Keathley’s bankruptcy case remained open, neither Keathley nor his bankruptcy counsel disclosed the potential personal-injury claims to the Bankruptcy Court. Keathley then filed the instant personal-injury action in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in December 2021, asserting claims for negligence against the company. Keathley did not notify the Bankruptcy Court of the existence of his claims at this point, either.

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