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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-454
Claimant: Gregory Lee
Claimant's Attorney: Fine, Olin & Anderman, Michael H. Glassman, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 1279 Rt. 300, P.O. Box 1111, Newburgh, New York 12551
Settlement Amount: $27,430.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, January 4, 2017
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Gregory Lee, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-454 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on September 6, 2012, while working for the Newark Sanitation Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Fine, Olin & Anderman, Corporation Counsel and/or Outside Counsel 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 $23,964.00 (Twenty Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Zero Cents). 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 $2,876.00 (Two Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and Zero Cents), a medical evaluation fee of $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) and a transcription fee of $90.00 (Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to $27,430.00 (Twenty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, Corporation Counsel and/or Outside Co...
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