Burns & Roe Sues Its Insurers to Recoup Full Defense And Indemnification Costs

NEWARK, N.J. - An engineering firm that recently filed for Chapter 11 reorganization has sued several of its insurers, claiming they failed to make good on alleged obligations to sufficiently defend and indemnify the company in the face of mounting asbestos claims. Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co., et al., No. 00-41610 (D. N.J. Bankr.).

Asbestos defendant Burns & Roe Enterprises, Inc. filed the adversary proceedings in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on Dec. 4, the same day the Oradell, N.J.-based firm filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. …