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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-31080
Claimant: James Lopez
Claimant's Attorney: Juliana E. Blackburn, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 936 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $25,056.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, April 5, 2016
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, James Lopez, instituted suit in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey, Middlesex County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-31080 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on September 27, 2013 while working for the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Juliana E. Blackburn, Esq., Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Martin M. Glazer, Esq. ("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 and N.J.S.A. 34:15-20) by payment in the amount of Twenty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($22,300.00). Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Orders 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 Three Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,376.00), a medical evaluation fee of Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($200.00) and a transcription fee of One Hundred Eighty Dollars and Zero Cents ($180.00) for a total settlement of Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,056.00); 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 the amount or distribution at t...
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