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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2008-21093
Claimant: Mary Vaughn
Claimant's Attorney: Nathaniel M. Davis, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 40 East Park Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $22,046.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel , July 2, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Mary Vaughn, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-21093 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that she suffered on May 14, 2008 while working as a Code Enforcement Inspector; and
WHEREAS, following settlement the parties have 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 Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($19,425.00). 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 Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($2,331.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($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 Twenty Two Thousand Forty-Six Dollars ($22,046.00); and
WHEREAS, based upon all the facts and circumstances surrounding the matter, the Corporation Counsel deems it is in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept said settlement in the total amount of Twenty Two Thousand Forty-Six Dollars ($22,046.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ...
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