This property has a documented history as a industrial and manufacturing facility predating 1986. Historical insurance policies issued during operations at this property and through 1986 could fund a cleanup.

Why Historical Insurance Policies May Be Accessible

Pre-1986 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies were occurrence-based and did not contain an effective pollution exclusion in Washington. If contamination occurred while those policies were active, those historical insurance carriers may still have a legal obligation to fund the cleanup costs, even if the business closed or the property changed hands.

The petroleum discharges here — diesel, heavy oil, and hydraulic fluid released during ongoing industrial dismantling operations — represent the kind of slow, accumulating release that pre-1986 occurrence-based CGL policies were written to cover, before effective pollution exclusions became standard. The site carries 100 cubic yards of documented contaminated soil and an unresolved remediation obligation that has never been executed. If Logstackers' dismantling operations extended into the pre-1986 window, historical carriers who issued CGL coverage during that period may be obligated to fund the soil remediation and disposal costs that still lie ahead.

Restorical's role is to locate viable historical policies, determine whether a successful coverage claim is possible, and assist our clients and their legal counsel to obtain insurance coverage. Restorical then manages the claim, including accounting, to ensure the cleanup is funded in a timely manner.