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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2010-13298
Claimant: Pablo Marrero
Claimant's Attorney: Mindas & Morris, LLC.
Attorney's Address: 150 Morris Avenue, Suite 301, Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Settlement Amount: $30,990.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Pablo Marrero, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2010-23298 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on April 8, 2010, while working for the City of Newark as a Supervisor of Inspections; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Mindas & Morris LLC, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, 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 $30,990.00 (Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety 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 $3,306.00 (Three Thousand Three Hundred Six 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 $30,990.00 (Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Dollars and Zero Cents); 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 di...
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