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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-1173
Claimant: Carlos Rivera
Claimant's Attorney: Richard A. Greifinger, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 17 Academy Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $27,329.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 15, 2015
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Carlos Rivera, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Middlesex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-1173 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on November 14, 2012, while working for the Newark Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Richard A. Greifinger, Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Martin Glazer, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") have 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-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($23,964.00). 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 Two Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,875.00), a medical evaluation fee of Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($400.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($90.00) for a total settlement of Twenty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($27,329.00); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settlement amount may be subject to minor chang...
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