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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement
Claimaint: Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP, Three Gateway Center,100 Mulberry Street, 15th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $112,106.78
Funding Source: Fund 011, Dept ID 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Bud Ref B2026
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WHEREAS, from January 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026, the City of Newark (the "City") utilized the legal services of Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP, Three Gateway Center, 100 Mulberry Street, 15th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102, as Litigation Defense Counsel; and?
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WHEREAS, there remains an outstanding balance for the legal services provided to the City of Newark from January 1, 2026 through and including April 30, 2026; and?
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WHEREAS, to avoid the costly expense of litigation, the Parties and the City's Corporation Counsel desire to amicably resolve this matter with payment by the City of the Settlement Sum, in exchange for Plaintiff's execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release (attached) as a full and complete release of the matter; and
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WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this pre-litigation matter in its entirety by payment in the total amount of One Hundred Twelve Thousand One Hundred Six Dollars and Seventy-Eight Cents ($112,106.78) ("Settlement Sum"), and execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release, in form attached hereto, as full and complete release of this matter; and?
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WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel, based upon all facts and circumstances surrounding the matter, deems it is in the best interest of the City to resolve this matter by payment of the proposed Settlement Sum and execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release.?
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:?
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1. The City of Newark's Corpo...
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