Most personal injury settlements are not taxed. Under Internal Revenue Code section 104(a)(2), damages received on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness are excluded from gross income, meaning the total income you report before any deductions. In a typical car accident case, that covers the money paid for your medical treatment, your pain
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In California you have two years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. That deadline comes from California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1, and it covers most of what people mean by a personal injury case: car crashes, truck crashes, dog bites, and falls. Miss it and the court
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AB 250 reopened California civil claims for adult sexual assault survivors. The revival window runs January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
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