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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: ESX-L-003882-16
Claimant: Mary Braneck
Claimant's Attorney: James Merendino, Esq.
Attorney's Address: Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., 505 Morris Avenue, Second Floor, Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Settlement Amount: $55,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Mary Braneck instituted a suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, captioned Mary Braneck v. City of Newark, Docket No. ESX-L-003882-16, in which the plaintiff sought recovery for damages allegedly sustained on June 18, 2015, as a result of the alleged actions and omissions of City of Newark agents; and
WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this litigation in its entirety through the execution of a Settlement Agreement and Release and by payment in the total amount of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($55,000.00) ("Settlement Sum"); and
WHEREAS, the Acting 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 Acting 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 Acting Corporation Counsel of all documents deemed necessary, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to issue payment in the amount of $55,000.00 (Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents), which payment will be made jointly payable to "Mary Braneck and Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wickstrom and Sinins, P.C." and mailed to Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., 505 Morris Avenue, Se...
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