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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2011-4693
Claimant: Tyrone Mitchell
Claimant's Attorney: Law Offices of Feeley & LaRocca
Attorney's Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 211, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $26,645.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust Account
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, April 19, 2016
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Tyrone Mitchell, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2011-4693 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on October 13, 2010 while working for the Newark Fire Department he was removing a large door during a working fire and injured his lower back; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Feeley & LaRocca, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, P.C. ("Outside Counsel") has 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 $23,442.00 (Twenty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Zero Cents). 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 $2,813.00 (Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Zero Cents), a medical evaluation fee of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) and a transcription fee of $90.00 (Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to $26,645.00 (Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the ...
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