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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2008-8819
Claimant: Vittorio Sarno
Claimant's Attorney: Spevack Law Offices
Attorney's Address: 525 Green Street, Iselin, New Jersey 08830
Settlement Amount: $25,350.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel ,April 15, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Vittorio Sarno, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-8819 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of a motor vehicle accident that he sustained on February 5, 2008, while working for the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Spevack Law Offices, the Corporation Counsel and/or their 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 Twenty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($21,960.00). 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 Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for a total settlement of Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($25,350.00); 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 execute...
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