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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2010-7245
Claimant: Antonio Armand
Claimant's Attorney: Jonathan H. Rosenbluth, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 105, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $45,650.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, October 18, 2016
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Antonio Armand, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2010-7245 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on August 9, 2009, while working for the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Jonathan Rosenbluth, Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, 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 Forty Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,230.00). 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 Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,830.00), a medical evaluation fee of Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($500.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($90.00) for a total settlement of Forty Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($45,650.00); 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 ch...
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