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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2015-23205
Claimant: Thomas White
Claimant's Attorney: Rubenstein, Berline and Shinrod, 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 205, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Settlement Amount: $73,302.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit NW024, Dept. 24T, Div./Proj 5T24, Account #96310, Budget Ref. B2023
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Thomas White, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2015-23205 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on February 24, 2015, while working for the City of Newark Sanitation Department when he injured his lumbar spine after lifting heavy garbage; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, 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 $65,100.00 (Sixty-Five Thousand One Hundred 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 $7,812.00 (Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars and Zero Cents), medical evaluation 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 $73,302.00 (Seventy-Three Thousand Three Hundred Two Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is su...
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