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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2013-26112
Claimant: Thomas Hodge
Claimant's Attorney: Law Offices of Feeley & LaRocca, John D. Feeley, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 211, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $42,451.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 20, 2016
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Thomas Hodge, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-26112 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of injuries he sustained following an accident on August 27, 2013, while working for the City of Newark Department of Public Safety - Fire Division; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Feeley & LaRocca, Corporation Counsel and/or Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") has agreed to amicably resolve and settle this matter under Section 22 of the Workers Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15-22) by payment in the amount of $37,644.00 (Thirty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Forty Four Dollars and Zero Cents). Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Order to be executed by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation, the City of Newark will also pay an attorney's fee of $4,517.00 (Four Thousand Five Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Zero Cents), a medical evaluation fee of $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) and a transcription fee of $90.00 (Ninety dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to $42,451.00 (Forty Two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty One Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the facts and circumstances surround...
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