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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2012-6322
Claimant: Ramon Candelaria
Claimant's Attorney: Gary J. Lustbader, Esquire
Attorney's Address: 80 Main Street, Suite 450, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
Settlement Amount: $31,881.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, October 15, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Ramon Candelaria, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Union County, bearing C.P. Number 2012-6322 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on January 30, 2012, while working as a Police Officer for the Newark Police Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Gary J. Lustbader, Esquire, the prior 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-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Six Dollars ($28,206.00). 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 Three Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($3,385.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for a total settlement of Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One Dollars ($31,881.00); 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 A...
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