The extensive investigative knowledge of our background department  combined with our 26 years of service as well as our use of information databases, yields a truly detailed investigative report that is both timely and cost effective.

A properly conducted background investigation in accordance with the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act can provide our clients with unique and cost effective information to be used in the overall defense of a questionable claim or to establish background information on a character witness. The background report can prove to be invaluable to subsequent subrosa or AOE/COE investigations and for a claimant's deposition. These investigations have proved instrumental in identifying and locating prior injuries and medical treatment in the determination of apportionment.

Background investigations can include the areas of:

• Personal injury lawsuits 
• Prior auto accidents
• Social security number verification
• Establishing secondary social security number usage
• Establishing A.K.A's on the claimant
• Establishing past and present address history
• Establishing vehicle ownership history
• Establishing professional licenses
• Establishing current child support order
• Determine evidence of current employment
• Establishing evidence of self-employment
• Evidence of self-procured medical treatment, including doctor name and address
• Misdemeanor and felony convictions
• Restraining orders
• Domestic violence reports
• Federal and State tax lien data
• Statewide property ownership (including rental properties)
• Prior workers' compensation claims filed with all WCAB location in California
• Outside stress factors such as; bankruptcies, divorce filings, and judgments
• Existence of internet businesses and on-line resumes
• Nationwide Wants and Warrant's
• Business licensing at state and county levels
• Business credit reports 
• Verify/establish employer tax identification number.
• Locating and identifying existence of My Space, Facebook and related Internet social blogs of a given subject.
• Dun and Bradstreet business credit reports