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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2013-7368
Claimant: Victorino Marzabal
Claimant's Attorney: Ricci & Fava
Attorney's Address: 16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, New Jersey 07512
Settlement Amount: $41,678.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Commission
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
Deferred 7R6-a 091918
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Victorino Marzabal, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Bergen County, bearing C.P. Number 2013-7368 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on September 20, 2012, while working for the Department of Public Safety, Police Division; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Ricci & Fava, Corporation Counsel and/or her designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC ("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 Thirty-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($36,954.00). 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 Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,434.00), 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-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($41,678.00); 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 amount or...
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