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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2007-3007
Claimant: Ruth Pomales
Claimant's Attorney: Nathaniel Davis, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 208, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $ 28,870.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, November 18, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Ruth Pomales, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2007-3007 against the City of Newark seeking Workers' Compensation Benefits, as a result of an accident that she sustained on May 9, 2005, while working for the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Nathaniel Davis, Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or its designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, 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 Twenty-Five Thousand Eighty Dollars ($25,080.00). 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 fee of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00), medical evaluation fees of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to Twenty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars ($28,870.00); and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, Corporation Counsel and/or Outside Counsel deem it is in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept said settlement...
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