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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2009-23780
Claimant: Keith Thomas Godfrey
Claimant's Attorney: Friedman, Friedman & Scherman, P.A.
Attorney's Address: 9 Commerce Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $29,940.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund Trust
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Keith Thomas Godfrey, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2009-23780 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on July 27, 2009 while working for the City of Newark, Sanitation Division, when he injured his right shoulder; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Friedman Friedman & Scherman, PA, Corporation Counsel and/or 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 ($26,652.00) Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Two 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 ($3,198.00) Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Eight 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 fees amounts to ($29,940.00) Twenty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars and Zero Cents; and
WHEREAS, based upon all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, Corporation Counsel and/or Outside Counsel deem it is in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept said set...
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