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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2007-24055
Claimant: Wanda Roche-Woodard
Claimant's Attorney: Steven J. Kossup, P.C.
Attorney's Address: 18 Church Street, Suite 114, Newton, New Jersey 07860
Settlement Amount: $112,310.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, November 18, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Wanda Roche-Woodard, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2007-24055 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that she sustained on June 11, 2007, while working for the Legal Affairs Division of the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Steven J. Kossup, Esquire, Corporation Counsel and/or its designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("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 Ninety-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Dollars ($97,920.00). 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 Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($13,800.00), medical evaluation fees of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) 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 One Hundred Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($112,310.00); and
WHEREAS, the total value of the settlement may be subject to minor changes in amount or distribution at the time the Settlement Ord...
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