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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-267
Claimant: Victor Zamora
Claimant's Attorney: Davis, Saperstein & Salomon
Attorney's Address: 375 Cedar Lane Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Settlement Amount: $47,438.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 1, 2015
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Victor Zamora, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-267 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on November 14, 2012, while working for the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, Corporation Counsel and/or his 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 Two Thousand One Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($42,108.00). 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 Five Thousand Forty Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,040.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($200.00) and a transcription fee of Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents ($90.00) for a total settlement of Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($47,438.00); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settlement am...
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