Originally Posted by theking

I do not know Canada law...but I do think that in the states one being in bankruptcy would have any relevance. If the attorney won a law suit against you it could become collectable based upon future earnings for the next x number of years and then renewed for another x number of years etc. In addition a good attorney will sue anyone and everyone directly connected to an event or indirectly connected to an event to see what sticks to the wall and what doesn't. In example...a farmer was irrigating his crop with aluminum sprinkler pipe. The water sprayed onto a highway...and caused a car to lose control on the wet highway and the couple in the car sustained life long injuries. The farmer was sued...the outlet that sold the pipe to the farmer was sued...the manufacturer of the pipe was sued...the manufacturer of the sprinklers was sued...the county was sued (it was a county highway)...etc. If I remember correctly only the farmer was found to be liable...and of course he had insurance which for the most part covered the award...but not all of it.