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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2009-11141
Claimant: Antonio Washington
Claimant's Attorney: Nash & Tobias, LLC
Attorney's Address: 1107 Convery Boulevard, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
Settlement Amount: $28,384.88
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, April 1, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Antonio Washington, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2009-11141 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on May 27, 2008 while working as Newark Police Aide when a ladder slipped, causing him to fall 8-10 feet, injuring his left leg; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Nash & Tobias, LLC, Corporation Counsel and/or her 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 Twenty-Five Thousand Eighty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents ($25,084.88). 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 Three Thousand Ten Dollars ($3,010.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for a total settlement value of Twenty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents ($28,384.88); 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 cha...
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