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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2011-9045
Claimant: Ferris Brown
Claimant's Attorney: Manfred Ricciardelli, Jr., Esq.
Attorney's Address: 3 Prospect Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Settlement Amount: $35,624.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, September 17, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Ferris Brown, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2011-9045 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on December 21, 2010 while working for the City of Newark Water and Sewer Utilities Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Manfred Ricciardelli, Jr., Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or their designee, Chasan, Leyner & Lamparello, P.C., 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 Thirty One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Six Dollars ($31,236.00). 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's fee of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($3,748.00), a medical evaluation fee of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) and a transcription fee of Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($240.00); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to Thirty Five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($35,624.00); and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, Corporation Counsel and/or their designee, Chasan, Leyner & Lamparello,...
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