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Mr. George Hearing

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I attended a hearing on your behalf in the above matter before Judge Burke in Hudson, New York, on 05/17/2017. The claimant was present and represented by attorney Ed DeLauter. Your insured, Robert George, was present to give testimony.

As you know, this is a controverted claim which we are defending on the grounds the claimant is not an employee but rather an independent contractor. At the last hearing we took the testimony of the claimant. The claimant does not speak English and required a Spanish interpreter. The testimony was quite lengthy and we used up the entire time allowance. The Judge terminated the testimony before we were able to completed the claimant’s testimony or the testimony of Mr. George. The minutes of that testimony have been …show more content…

George.

I had spoken to Mr. George on at least three (3) occasions to review the facts and circumstances of this case and to prepare him for his testimony. I spoke to him for at least an hour the day before this hearing, reviewing the outstanding issues and answering questions that he had regarding the case.

At this hearing I had Mr. George testify he operates Robert George Design Group, LTD. That he knows the claimant and has known him since around 2007. He describes his work as doing landscaping, outdoor masonry and patio work. He testified he has a subcontractor relationship with the claimant. He said the claimant’s expertise were in such things as roofing, sheet rocking, painting and equipment maintenance.

Mr. George testified the claimant would work for him a daily rate.

Mr. George first met the claimant in 2007 when the claimant was doing some work for him at his house. The claimant asked if he could do work for him and Mr. George told the claimant he would need to have insurance and a tax ID#. The claimant obtained a tax ID# and Mr. George helped him obtain a policy of liability insurance. A certification of insurance has previously been

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