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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2010-5986
Claimant: Michael Holston
Claimant's Attorney: Samuel Rothfeld, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 576 Central Avenue, Suite 200, East Orange, New Jersey 07018
Settlement Amount: $35,770.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, June 4, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Michael Holston, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2010-5986 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits, as a result of an accident that he sustained on March 5, 2010, while working for the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Samuel Rothfeld, Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or his/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 Thirty-One Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($31,545.00). 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's fee of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($3,785.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($240.00), for a total settlement amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($35,770.00); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement may be subject to minor changes in amount or distribution at the time the...
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