The company is an electric repair company and has been in business for 36 years as the company is based in Compton. He employs only two Apprentice Electricians and his son who is in Apprenticeship with his company. He claimed he does not hire outside help or uses any temp agencies.
To be an apprentice, the employee has to be a legal and notified US Cities.
Witness Gustavo Flores said he was notified of two workers comp claims during the first week of November 2015 through the mail that his brother in law of 36 years filed two claims against his company when the claimant never worked for him. He said that the claims were about a CT claim for injuries occurring to him at work were he injured his back, owner extremities and left knee, which …show more content…
He said that he felt obligated to help his brother in law the best way he could by giving him a sense of responsibility while making a little money while the claimant worked concurrently as a Handyman on his own time. Witness Flores claimed he was not aware of the claimant injuries of the previously mentioned body parts listed for both of the claims that the claimant's attorney and the claimant have alleged. He said if the claimant had injured himself that the injuries may have occurred elsewhere when he worked as a Handyman.
In his opinion, he believes that the claimant is “retaliating” against him after he told the claimant that the claimants youngest sister, Juana Lopez Valadez had an affair with a Pastor at a church where the claimant's family and his family attend. He said that the news about the affair “did not set well” with the claimant. Most noteworthy, he said the claimant and Ms. Valadez had tried to sue him in civil court and “lost.” He said that Ms. Valadez attempted to sue him for 15 years of unpaid …show more content…
Witness Gustavo claimed the claimant injured his “spinal cord” in an automobile accident in November 2014 when the claimant was broadsided by another vehicle. He does not believe the claimant was hospitalized as the claimant would complain of having back pain after the accident but recalled the claimant told him that he saw a Chiropractor. Witness Gustavo claimed he did not have any further details about the medical treatment or what the claimant’s current medical status is with his back.
He said the claimant is married to his wife who lives in Mexico. He said they always have financial problems and would give them money for food, rent, gas and other expenses because he felt sorry for the claimant and for the three children who lives with his wife. He said the claimant now lives with his a girlfriend in California while he is still