Most judgement awards are because the Defendants like, alter documents and do other stupid things.About 15 years ago there was two separate lawsuits in two different states and the judges for both lawsuits said, "there is no conclusive evidence that mold is harmful to your health, in any way".Maybe that is hard to believe, but there is as many as 50 different types of mold in the air around you every day and mold has been around since the beginning of time.

Make your own judgement if you want to avoid them.

If you win a judgement in court, it be hard to collect from someone with bad credit, cause they would careless, but with somone with good credit, they wouldn't want a judgement on their credit and would most likely pay.

@Michael Reach,The assets of the 401k are protected from creditors and judgements against you personally.

You want to find out what they owe to anyone, including any judgements or other liens on the house.

Deed in lieu/Cash for keys/Consent to Judgement 7.  

To explain this type of protection in simple terms, charging order protection protects your assets from your personal creditors that have a judgement against you personally.

@Michael Didion i'd let the police make a judgement, then weigh that with my insurance. 

Before the sale, I spoke with the owner, and this is where he stands:Lender has a judgement for $55,000Back property taxes and fees amount to $16,000The kicker:  There is  a lien of  $90,000 plus from the Dept of Labor due to a business he previously owned that folded, due to unpaid in employment compensation.That's over $150,000 owed.  

Look for the document that is the judgement.