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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2021-25302
Claimant: Evaldo Segatto
Claimant's Attorney: Martin & Melody, LLC
Attorney's Address: 44 Sycamore Avenue, Suite 3A, Little Silver, New Jersey 07739
Settlement Amount: $66,747.00
Funding Source: Fund Code: 024; Dept: 24T; Division: 5T24; Account #96310
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Evaldo Segatto, instituted in the Division of Workers' Compensation within the New Jersey Department of Workforce and Labor, a suit against the City of Newark bearing Case Number 2021-25302 and seeking workers' compensation benefits, as a result of an accident that occurred on December 13, 2020, while handling a metal sealer grid; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Martin & Melody, LLC, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, ("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 Sixty Thousand Sixty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,066.00). 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's fee of Six Thousand Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,007.00), a medical evaluation fee of Six Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($600.00) and a transcription fee of Seventy-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($74.00); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this Settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to Sixty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($66,747.00); and
WHEREAS, this Settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settlement amount may be subject to minor changes in...
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