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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: ESX-L-985-14
Claimant: Mercy Gallegos
Claimant's Attorney: Mark T. McMenamy, Esq.
Attorney's Address: Bressler, Amery & Ross, 325 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
Settlement Amount: $60,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, May 17, 2016
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Mercy Gallegos, instituted a suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, captioned Mercy Gallegos v. City of Newark et al, Docket No. ESX-L-985-14, in which the plaintiff sought recovery for damages allegedly sustained on February 24, 2012, as a result of the alleged actions of City of Newark agents; and
WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this litigation in its entirety by payment in the total amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000.00) ("Settlement Sum"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel based upon all facts and circumstances presented, deems it in the best interest of the City of Newark to resolve said matter by payment of the proposed Settlement Sum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to execute and accept the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Release, Attached hereto.
2. Upon receipt by the Corporation Counsel of all documents deemed necessary, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to issue payment in the amount of $60,000.00 (Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents), which payment will be made jointly payable to "Mercy Gallegos and Bressler, Amery and Ross," and which payment will be mailed to Mark T. McMenamy, Esq., Bressler, Amery & Ross, 325 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932. ...
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