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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-28940
Claimant: Daniel Kraemer
Claimant's Attorney: Nusbaum, Stein, Goldstein, Bronstein & Kron
Attorney's Address: 66 Sunset Strip, Suite 205, Succasunna, New Jersey 07876
Settlement Amount: $29,919.50
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Daniel Kraemer, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Morris County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-28940 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on June 23, 2013 while working as a Firefighter for the City of Newark Fire Department during an active fire; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Nusbaum Stein Goldstein Bronstein & Kron, 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 ($26,365.50) Twenty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Fifty 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 ($3,164.00) Three Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Four 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 referenced fees amounts to ($29,919.50) Twenty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Fifty Cents; and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject t...
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