auto accident injuries no insurance

[truth]

Vehicle A was pulling out from a stop sign. Driver A saw a Dodge Neon coming from her left with a blinker on moving slowly. Driver A thought the Dodge was turning and went to pull out. A collision occured damaging the rear passenger side of the Dodge Neon totalling the vehicle ($3450 in body damage). Vehicle A (a Suburban) sustained almost no damage (the sleeping baby in the car seat did not cry). Everyone seemed OK at the time. The driver of the Neon had a pre-existing medical condition (clotting disorder?) and went to the hospital 3 days later. She is still in hospital another 3 days later so this condition must be serious. The passenger in the Neon went to the ER the day after the wreck and had a cat scan done, she said she had a concussion. She had no medical insurance.
Aggravating factor is that Vehicle A (Suburban) had no insurance at the time. She was cited for careless driving.

Injuries are obviously accumulating. At first Vehicle A was going to pay for the damaged vehicle out of pocket. The injured have obtained a lawyer and for obvious reasons will not talk.

Is it likely for an attorney to take this case and sue the at-fault driver personally? They have little money and no assets.

If they got a judgement, couldn't an individual declare bankruptcy anyway?

 

[JDGATOR]

No truth, it is highly unlikely that an attorney would take such a case, as any judgment obtained on the client's behalf would likely be uncollectible. If however, the driver of the Suburban was in the coarse and scope of their employment (eg. running an errand for their boss; talking to the office or client on a cell phone at the time of the accident), a lawyer would typically take the case because they may collect from the employer's insurance or assets. Whether or not a judgment against the driver of the Suburban would be dis-chargeable in bankruptcy I cannot say with any degree of certainty. However, depending upon the particular circumstances, it is theoretically possible, and a bankruptcy attorney would be the person to talk to in the event a lawsuit is filed by the injured parties.