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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: Not Applicable
Claimant: Jerome Wakefield
Claimant's Attorney: Anthony J. Fredella, Esq., Trif and Modugno, LLC, 89 Headquarters Plaza, North Tower, Suite 1201, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Settlement Amount: $170,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
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WHEREAS, Jerome Wakefield has filed a claim against the City of Newark in which he alleges that he was wrongfully terminated and that he was subjected to a hostile and discriminatory workplace; and
WHEREAS, prior to filing a lawsuit, the parties engaged in settlement negotiations and a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this litigation in its entirety by payment in the total amount of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($170,000.00) ("Settlement Sum"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel, based upon all facts and circumstances presented, deems it in the best interest of the City to resolve this claim by payment of the proposed Settlement Sum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to execute and accept the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Release, attached hereto.
2. Upon receipt of all documents deemed necessary, the Director of the Department of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to issue payment in the amount of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($170,000.00), which payment will be made payable to: "Trif and Modugno, LLC, Attorney Trust Account," and which payment will be mailed to: Anthony J. Fredella, Esq., Trif and Modugno, LLC, 89 Headquarters Plaza, North Tower, Suite 1201, Morristown, New Jersey 07960.
3. Annexed hereto is the Certification of Funds issued by the Director of the Department of Finance, which sta...
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