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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2009-18613
Claimant: Pandora Thompson
Claimant's Attorney: Peter D. Russo, Esquire
Attorney's Address: 395 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
Settlement Amount: $27,774.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, June 4, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Pandora Thompson, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2009-18613 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of a slip and fall accident that she sustained on March 10, 2009, while working for the Department of Child & Family Well-Being; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Peter D. Russo, Esquire, Corporation Counsel and/or her designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") 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 Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($24,360.00). 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 Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($2,924.00), a medical evaluation fee of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for a total settlement of Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($27,774.00); 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 amount or distribution at the time the Settlement Agree...
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