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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2016-27744
Claimant: Ricky Miele
Claimant's Attorney: Gold Albanese & Barletti, LLC
Attorney's Address: 211 Broad Street, Suite 207, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Settlement Amount: $69,710.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Ricky Miele, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, County, bearing C.P. Number 2016-27744 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on August 10, 2016 while working as a Firefighter for the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorneys Gold Albanese & Barletti LLC and/or the designee, Martin M. Glazer, Esq. ("Outside Counsel"), have 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 Seventy-Five Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,516.00) with an Abdullah credit of Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,920.00) for a total settlement value of Sixty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($61,596.00) subject to statutory deductions of Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,895.00), for a net award of Fifty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred One Dollars and Zero Cent ($56,701.00). 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 fee of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,319.00), a me...
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