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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2008-16930
Claimant: Noemi Maloon
Claimant's Attorney: Ricci Fava, LLC
Attorney's Address: 16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, New Jersey 07512
Settlement Amount: $55,504.88
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Noemi Maloon, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-16930 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that she sustained on December 5, 2007, while working for the City of Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Ricci Fava, LLC, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, 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 $49,299.00 (Forty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars 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 $5,915.88 (Five Thousand Nine Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents), medical fee of $300.00 (Three 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 $55,504.88 (Fifty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settlement amoun...
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