Insurance proceeds from litagation

[greyhown]

I recently won in mediation a lawsuit due to an automobile accident.  The proceeds are not from physical damages but from emotional distress.  Is the award taxable income?  

[DoninGA]

Damages for mental distress and emotional anguish are taxable unless received for a physical injury

[Opus 17]

It depends on whether the mental distress was the result of a physical bodily injury to yourself (non-taxable) or the result of damage to your property or a stressful situation or bodily injury to someone else (taxable).