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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2021-12878
Claimant: Albert Santelises
Claimant's Attorney: John McGovern, Esq. 116 Washington Street, Suite 2C, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $49,826.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department/Business Unit: NW024, Dept.: 24T, Div./Proj: 5T24, Account # 96310, Budget Ref. B2023
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WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Albert Santelises, instituted suit in the Division of Workers Compensation of New Jersey, Morris County, bearing C.P. Number 2021-12878 against the City of Newark seeking workers' compensation benefits as a result of an accident that he sustained on March 27, 2021 while working for the City of Newark when he injured his left shoulder; and
WHEREAS, following settlement negotiations through Petitioner's attorney, John McGovern, 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 $44,154.00(Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Four 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 $5,289.00 (Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Zero Cents), medical evaluation fee of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) and a transcription fee of $74.00 (Seventy-Four Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the total value of this settlement with the above referred to fees amounts to $49,826.00 (Forty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, this settlement is subject to approval by the Judge of the Division of Worker...
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