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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2008-14075
Claimant: Orlando Andujar
Claimant's Attorney: Triarsi, Betancourt, Wukovits & Dugan
Attorney's Address: Centennial Plaza, 186 North Avenue East, Cranford, New Jersey 07016
Settlement Amount: $49,394.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, June 4, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Orlando Andujar, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-14075 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits, as a result of an accident that he sustained on March 2, 2008, while working as a Police Officer for the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Triarsi, Betancourt, Wukovits & Dugan, 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 Forty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($43,650.00). 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 Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars ($5,254.00), a medical evaluation fee of Four Hundred Dollars Zero Cents ($400.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for a total settlement of Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($49,394.00); 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 amou...
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