Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: ESX-L-4110-09
Claimant: Luis and Vivian Schuchinski
Claimant's Attorney: Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C.
Attorney's Address: 959 South Springfield Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Settlement Amount: $40,000.00
Funding Source: Fund 025, Agency 25T, Organization 5T25, Object 96320
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, January 3, 2013.
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WHEREAS, a suit was instituted in the Superior Court of New Jersey, County of Essex, Law Division, bearing Docket No.: ESX-L-4110-09 seeking recovery for personal injury damages, as a result of a slip and fall of Luis Schuchinski and Vivian Schuchinski by the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, a proposal has been made to resolve said litigation by payment in the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel based upon all facts and circumstances deems it in the best interest of the City of Newark to resolve this litigation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to issue a check in the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) made payable to Luis and Vivian Schuchinski and their attorneys Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., 989 South Springfield Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081, upon receipt by the Corporation Counsel of all documents deemed necessary.
2. Annexed hereto is the Certification of the Comptroller of the City of Newark, which states that there are available sufficient legally appropriated funds from: Fund 025, Agency 25T, Organization 5T25, and Object 96320 for the purpose set forth hereinabove. A copy of the Comptroller’s Certification shall be filed in the ...
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