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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim
C.P. No.: 2016-17050
Claimant: Orville Way
Claimant's Attorney: Melvin A. Jacobs, Esq.
Attorney's Address: 17 Academy Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $56,655.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Orville Way, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Morris County, bearing C.P. Number 2016-17050 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on September 1, 2015, while working for the City of Newark when he injured his right shoulder while removing rotors from a truck; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, Melvin A. Jacobs, Esq., 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 $50,238.00, (Fifty Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Eight 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 $6,027.00 (Six Thousand Twenty-Seven 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 $56,655.00 (Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the to...
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