Pang Hwang Kim Case Summary

Mr. Pang Hwang Kim claimed he is not in an employee with Kilo E-Liquids or his contracted to perform any services or act as a third-party to conduct any particular plumbing or skilled electrical trades with the insured. He further stated that he does not have or operate a construction company that provides any electricians to perform any jobs with businesses or with private residences. What he said is an interior designer. He owns his own designing business where he works out of his home. He claims to have some contractors who specialize in fixing and installing individual fixtures in residence or added business. He said most of these contractors he has used is referred to him by word of mouth or through others who mentioned their services over to him for his use in designing a customer’s home if any needed carpentry or electrical work. He claimed Mr. Julio Pineda, was once referred to him from a person by the name of Lindsay at 213. 210. 3078 who praised Mr. Pineda’s electrical work which he performed for her customers. Mr. Pang Kim claimed he had witnessed the claimant’s exemplary work which he performed for Ms. Lindsay. After using Mr. Pineda’s line of work at several his residences where he would re-design customers’ homes and their apartments, he referred Mr. Pineda’s services with the owners of the company at E-Liquids after he had heard that the firm might need an experienced Electrician to perform some work at their business. Mr. Pang Kim confirmed that claimant, Mr. Pineda was neither an employee of his company or was an employee with E-Liquids. He claimed that Mr. Pineda was neither a full-time or part-time and on-call employee for the E-Liquids company. As previously mentioned he was referred by Ms. Lindsay whom he had worked with before in the past who referred him to an electrician if he needed one to perform the work at their business. The first time the claimant was required for E-Liquids according to Mr. Pang Kim was when he received a phone call from Mr. Brian Kim, to see if he had a person who could perform in installing electrical conduits within the warehouse sometime in June 2017. He requested to have an experienced electrician to come to the warehouse during the weekend when no employees are present to install electrical outlets throughout the office area, as he would pay cash when …show more content…
Pang Kim recalled on the data loss, July 29, 2017; he met with Mr. Pineda at the E-Liquids Company earlier that morning before 9:00 AM to allow Mr. Pineda into the warehouse. After allowing Mr. Pineda to go inside the warehouse and to begin his work, he believes that Mr. Pineda may have worked about six hours into his job, before he received a phone call from Mr. Pineda himself, stating that he had been electrocuted when installing the electrical panel inside the warehouse area. He claimed he had dialed 911 to have the paramedics respond to provide medical aid to him.
Upon learning of Mr. Pineda’s accident, he said he immediately left to see how Mr. Pineda was doing at the insured business when he had found out that the claimant had already been transported to an area hospital where he was being treated.

Mr. Kim stated that he did not have any further information about the claimant’s medical condition while he is being treated at the UCI Irvine Medical Center in the city of