Written by David O’Neill, JD, Director of Investigations, PolicyFind
EnviroForensics and PolicyFind typically work on behalf of businesses required to respond to demands made by governmental entities, or property owners claiming damage to the environment occasioned by their business practices. We assist these businesses by locating historical insurance policies purchased by the companies identified or named as responsible parties.
This June, a Louisiana law firm representing mesothelioma victim employees of a bankrupt company sought PolicyFind’s help in locating their employer’s historical insurance coverage. If the insurers and their policies could be identified, the employees wished to make bodily injury claims against their former employer’s insurers under Louisiana’s direct action statute. To do so they needed to find the policies and prove the terms, conditions and exclusions of these policies Continue reading “Mesothelioma Victims Resurrect Bankrupt Employer’s Policies Can File as Direct Claimants Against Insurers”