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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2013-25004
Claimant: Kevin Flanagan
Claimant's Attorney: Rubenstein, Berline and Shinrod, 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 205, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Settlement Amount: $78,776.00
Funding Source: Business Unit NW024, Dept. 24T, Division 5T24, Account #96310, Budget Ref. B2022
Additional Comments:
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Kevin Flanagan, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Morris County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-25004 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on November 3, 2011 while working for the City of Newark Fire Department when he injured his left shoulder; 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 $70,002.00 (Seventy Thousand Two 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 $8,400.00 (Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents), medical evaluation fee of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) and a transcription fee of $74.00 (Seventy-FourDollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to $78,776.00 (Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy- Six Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division...
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