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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2014-7835
Claimant: Kashif Barnes
Claimant's Attorney: Lord, Kobrin, Alvarez & Fattell, L.L.C.
Attorney's Address: 1283 Route 22 East, Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
Settlement Amount: $27,587.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, March 14, 2017
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Kashif Barnes, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2014-7835 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on October 17, 2013, while working for the Newark Sanitation Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Lord, Kobrin, Alvarez & Fattell, L.L.C., Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, 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 Four Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($24,387.00). 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 Nine Hundred Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,910.00), 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 Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($27,587.00); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settlement amo...
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