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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2008-8849
Claimant: Lovan Lewis
Claimant's Attorney: Gary J. Lustbader, Esquire
Attorney's Address: 80 Main Street, Suite 450, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
Settlement Amount: $33,353.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, July 2, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Lovan Lewis, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-8849 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he suffered on March 3, 2008, while working for the Department Neighborhood and Recreational Services, Division of Sanitation; and
WHEREAS, said Lovan Lewis, through his attorney, 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 Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Three Dollars ($29,523.00). Pursuant to the terms of the settlement order to be executed by the Judge of Compensation, the City of Newark will also pay an attorney's fee of Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty Dollars ($3,540.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to Thirty Three Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Three Dollars ($33,353.00); and
WHEREAS, based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding the matter it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept said settlement in the total amount of Thirty Three Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Three Dollars ($33,353.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT R...
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