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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2014-34179
Claimant: Richard Weber
Claimant's Attorney: Nicholas P. Scutari, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 1508 E St. George Avenue, Linden, New Jersey 07036
Settlement Amount: $31,879.20
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Richard Weber, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Essex County, bearing C.P. Number 2014-34179 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits for injuries he sustained resulting from a motor vehicle accident on November 18, 2013, while working for the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Police Division; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Nicholas P. Scutari, Esq, Corporation Counsel and/or his designee, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, P.C., ("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 ($31,879.20) Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars and Twenty 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 ($3,402.00) Three Thousand Four Hundred Two 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 ($31,879.20) Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents; and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the total settle...
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