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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. Nos.: 2008-33747; 2008-30062; 2008-30057; 2013-21201
Claimants: Jaylin Nolton, Malani Nolton, Kayla Nolton, and Gail Nolton
Claimant's Attorney: David A. Bolson, Esq., Michael Glassman, Esq., Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC.
Attorney's Address:
1.David A. Bolson, Esq., 76 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
2.Rothenburg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC., 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 205, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
3.Michael Glassman, Esq. 20 N. Park Place, Suite 200A, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Settlement Amount: $333,024.21
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
This settlement resolves four dependency claims brought by the decedent Fire Fighter's heirs.
Invitation: Acting Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, decedent Firefighter Cornelius M. Nolton, who was previously diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, was injured with smoke inhalation exposure at the scene of a fire on July 22, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioners, Jaylin Nolton, Malani Nolton, Kayla Nolton, and Gail Nolton are heirs to the decedent and filed Dependency Petitions in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Numbers 2008-33747; 2008-30062; 2008-30057; 2013-21201, respectively, against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of the decedent sustaining injuries due to smoke inhalation which caused sickle cell complications resulting in Firefighter Nolton's death on July 25, 2007; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorneys: David A. Bolson, Esq., Michael Glassman, Esq., Rothenberg, Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC and Acting Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, The Wo...
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