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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-17965
Claimant: Salvador Bidot
Claimant's Attorney: Feeley & LaRocca
Attorney's Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite #211, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $50,090.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Salvador Bidot, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Morris County, bearing C.P. #2013-17965 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits, as a result of occupational exposure while working for the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Fire Division; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Feeley & LaRocca, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, P.C., ("Outside Counsel"), the parties have agreed to amicably resolve and settle this matter under Section 20 of the Workers Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15-22) by payment in the amount of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand 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 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, is $50,090.00 (Fifty Thousand Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents); 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 changes in amount or distribution at the time the Settlement Agreement is approved and the Settlement Order executed by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council bel...
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