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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2003-29416
Claimant: Estate of Thomas Burke by Executrix Ann Nunez
Claimant's Attorney: Bagolie Friedman, LLC
Attorney's Address: 648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Settlement Amount: $36,174.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, April 15, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, the Estate of Thomas Burke by Executrix Ann Nunez, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2003-29416 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an occupational claim for the petitioner's employment from 1948 through 1986, while working as a Firefighter for the Newark Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Bagolie Friedman, LLC, Corporation Counsel and/or her designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") has 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 Thirty-Six Thousand Eighty-Four Dollars ($36,084.00). 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 a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00), for a total settlement value of Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($36,174.00); 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 the distribution at the time the Settlement Agreement is approved and the Settlement Order executed by the Judge of th...
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