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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2010-15153
Claimant: Juan Palleija
Claimant's Attorney: Feeley & LaRocca, L.L.C.
Attorney's Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 211, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $53,262.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, November 17, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Juan Palleija, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Union County, bearing C.P. No.# 2010-15153 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits, as a result of an accident that he sustained on August 19, 2008, while working as a Firefighter for the Newark Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through the Petitioner's attorney, Feeley & LaRocca, L.L.C. the previous Corporation Counsel and/or her designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") 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-Seven Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars Zero Cents ($47,112.00). 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 Six Hundred Sixty Dollars Zero Cents ($5,660.00), a medical evaluation fee of Four Hundred Dollars Zero Cents ($400.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars Zero Cents ($90.00) for a total settlement of Fifty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars Zero Cents ($53,262.00); 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 amoun...
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