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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2012-21080
Claimant: Jeffrey Walker
Claimant's Attorney: Forman & Cardonsky
Attorney's Address: 701 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208
Settlement Amount: $26,755.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, February 18, 2015
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Jeffrey Walker, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2012-21080 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on August 26, 2010, while working for the Newark Sanitation Department; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Forman & Cardonsky, 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-Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($23,442.00). 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 Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,813.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Three Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($300.00) for a total settlement of Twenty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents($26,755.00); 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 ...
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