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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2015-28972
Claimant: Maria Mejias-Hernandez
Claimant's Attorney: Garces Grabler
Attorney's Address: 415 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060
Settlement Amount: $23,418.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Maria Mejias-Hernandez, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2015-28972 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that she sustained while working for the City of Newark when she injured her neck during a lifting episode; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Garces Grabler, Corporation Counsel and/or Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo ("Outside Counsel") the parties 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 $23,418.00 (Twenty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen 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 $2,466.00 (Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents), 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 $23,418.00 (Twenty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Divisio...
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