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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2008-4931
Claimant: Lovie Gibson
Claimant's Attorney: Raymond Armour, Esquire
Attorney's Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 1110, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $36,578.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, March 17, 2015
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Lovie Gibson, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2008-4931 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on May 15, 2007, when he fell from a ladder, while working as a Laborer for the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Raymond Armour, Esquire, 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 Thirty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($32,400.00). 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 Eight Hundred Eighty- Eight Dollars ($3,888.00), 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-Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($36,578.00); 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 ...
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