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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-29890
Claimant: Francisco Cuevas
Claimant's Attorney: Edward A. Berger, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 50 Park Place, Suite 1100, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $27,603.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, August 2, 2016
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Francisco Cuevas, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Middlesex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-29890 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on October 27, 2013 while working for the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Edward A. Berger, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Martin M. Glazer ("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 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 Twenty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,926.00), 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 Six Hundred Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($27,603.00); 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 the amount or distribution at the time the Settlement Agreement is approved an...
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