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1 AALIYAH N. ALVARADO v. J & J SNACK FOODS CORP. -- rank: 1000

... 432-33 (App. Div. 1957), that the limitation contained in N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 did not preclude the attorney from receiving a full fee ... the Workers' Compensation Act impacted the determination of reasonableness under N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 because N.J.S.A. 34:15-16, amended effective ... within a reasonable time." Id. at 11. We again considered N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 in 1977. Gromack v. Johns-Manville Prod s. Corp. , 147 ... the exception to a full award of attorney fees under N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 was amended to provide: When, however, at a reasonable time ... of compensation, theretofore offered, tendered in good faith or paid. [ N.J.S.A. 34:15-64.] In discussing this amendment the Joint Statement observed that "[t ... within a reasonable time within the scope and intendment of N.J.S.A. 34:15-64," thus precluding an award of fees on the portion ...

docket:	A2915-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-01-08
status:	published
citation:	397 N.J.Super. 418
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2 Walter Sroczynski v. John Milek -- rank: 880

... at trial level, R. 4:42-9(a) thus encompassing N.J.S.A. 34:15-64). We reach a different conclusion in respect of the Appellate ... 1 to -120.30) nor in the workers’ compensation statute ( N.J.S.A. 34:15-64). Lacking a basis in law, we reverse the award of ... Niles , 176 N.J. 282 , 293-94 (2003) (citations omitted)). N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) only allows an award of counsel fees “to ...

docket:	a-68-07
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decided:	2008-12-17
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citation:	197 N.J. 36
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3 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5428-14.opn.html -- rank: 858

... experts were limited by the governing workers' compensation statute. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) (listing the reimbursements of costs allowed in workers' compensation ... additional fines and other penalties . . . ." The compensation judge also cited N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(c), which permits a compensation judge to award a fee ... imposition of actual costs violated the limitations set forth in N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a), and that there was no basis to compel reimbursement ... allowed in a workers' compensation action is generally governed by N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. That statute provides, in part, that a judge of compensation ... causal relationship, ability to work or the need for treatment. [ N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a).] Here, the parties do not dispute that N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a)(2) applies. Thus, the fees under that statute ...

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4 ANTHONY GORMAN, Petitioner-Respondent v. WATERS & BUGBEE, INC. -- rank: 801

... voluntary tender of permanent partial disability payments in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:15-64, when they were made aware that petitioner was "destitute."     On ... had been timely made in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. The Workers' Compensation Judge found that the voluntary tender was ... N.J. 82 , 85 (1958).     In 1952 the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 to require that the voluntary tender be made "at a ... treatment," or the date the "employee[] return[ed] to work." N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 (c).     The Joint Statement to Senate Committee substitute for Senate ... 34:15-16 operates in conjunction with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 by providing: Following both, either or none of the above ... the twenty-six week periods. Viewed in pari materia with N.J.S.A. 34:15-64, the twenty-six week period marks the expiration of ...

docket:	A2550-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-02-02
status:	published
citation:	374 N.J. Super. 513 865 A.2d 735
Document Size:	25249

5 GRACELIN DUNKLEY v. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION -- rank: 789

... a discretionary award of fees for petitioner's expert under N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(c). The judge entered orders for judgment on February 11 ... an award of fees in excess of those required in N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. Petitioner concedes that the judge awarded the required fees as prescribed under N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) for her expert witness, an "evaluating physician," but contends ...

docket:	a3405-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-09-30
status:	unpublished
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6 CARMEN GARZON v. MORRIS COUNTY GOLF CLUB -- rank: 786

... 9(a). Workers' compensation statutes provide for counsel fee awards. N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) authorizes a judge of compensation to 'allow to the ... is not unbridled; it is limited by the requirement of N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 that the fee awarded be 'reasonable.'' A-1100-21 13 ... reflexive application' of the twenty-percent maximum set forth in N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) and failed to make a 'full analysis' of petitioner ...

docket:	a1100-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-23
status:	Unpublished
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7 KUBRA QUERESHI - v. CINTAS CORPORATION -- rank: 773

... formula governing fee awards following an award of benefits. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. We, therefore, reverse and remand for entry of an appropriate ... argues that the methodology for calculating fees is governed by N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 (section 64). The Legislature has provided that a judge of ...

docket:	a1848-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-05-28
status:	Published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 492 996 A.2d 465
Document Size:	42300

8 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the TERESA D'ANGELO v. ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK/CHRIST THE KING PREPARATORY SCHOOL - -- rank: 754

... prescribed by Rendine constitutes an abuse of discretion). Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-64, a judge of compensation 'may allow to the party in whose favor judgment is entered . . . a reasonable attorney fee[.]' N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a). Moreover, by analogy, a Superior Court judge has 'the ... were not frivolous, the compensation judge had discretion pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) to award reasonable counsel fees. We see no reason ...

docket:	a1690-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-10-30
status:	unpublished
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9 DIOCESE OF METUCHEN v. SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY -- rank: 701

... the judge erred in her assessment of attorney's fees. N.J.S.A. 34:15-64(a) provides: The commissioner, director and the judges of compensation ...

docket:	a1441-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-09-02
status:	unpublished
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10 TAMI ROSALES v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT JUDICIARY -- rank: 691

... 93.69 until August 29, 1904 [sic] or [20]04.      N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 authorizes the Judge of Compensation to assess attorney fees and ...

docket:	A2110-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-11-08
status:	published
citation:	373 N.J. Super. 29 860 A.2d 929
Document Size:	52061

11 MARGARET ADAMS - v. TARGET STORES, INC -- rank: 635

... award being twenty-percent, as was awarded in this case. N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. Because we reject Target's first argument, we do not ... should be discounted because of the offset for SSD payments. " N .J.S.A. 34:15-64 reposes great fee allowance discretion in workers' compensation judges." Maskell ...

docket:	a4146-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-14
status:	unpublished
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12 HAROLD NAULTY v. TOWNSHIP OF PEMBERTON PUBLIC WORKS -- rank: 616

... 5-6 (1952). Hartford chose not to exercise that right. " N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 reposes great fee allowance discretion in workers' compensation judges." Maskell ...

docket:	a5221-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-09-26
status:	unpublished
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13 PHILIP MENICHETTI v. PALERMO SUPPLY COMPANY -- rank: 550

... One of the prime purposes of the 1979 amendment to N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 was to encourage employers to make voluntary tenders within fixed ...

docket:	A2290-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-10-10
status:	published
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14 PAUL JOHNSON v. BOROUGH OF BRADLEY BEACH -- rank: 515

... without making factual findings to support the award. We agree. N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 authorizes the workers' compensation judge to assess attorney fees and ...

docket:	A0111-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-13
status:	unpublished
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15 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0573-19.opn.html -- rank: 484

... attorney's fee not to exceed 20% of the judgment. N.J.S.A. 34:15- 64(a). The reasonableness of an attorney's fee award is ...

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