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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2010-18756
Claimant: Josue Martinez
Claimant's Attorney: John P. McGovern, Esquire
Attorney's Address: 221 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $40,819.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, February 18, 2015
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Josue Martinez, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Middlesex County, bearing C.P. Number 2010-18756 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on January 30, 2010, while working for the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, John P. McGovern, Esq., the former Corporation Counsel and/or her designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") 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 Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($36,186.00). 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 Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,343.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($90.00) for a total settlement of Forty Thousand Eight Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,819.00); 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 changes in amount or distributio...
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