If I receive a settlement from a class action lawsuit for medical issues, do I have to pay taxes on it?

[beau-lois-kleinp]

in one of the earlier questions from someone it stated that if it was a medical lawsuit that we didn't have to pay taxes.  is that correct?

[Marketstar]

Physical injury or sickness settlements (for example, awards related to animal bites) are non-taxable and don't need to be reported unless you deducted medical expenses related to the injury on a previous tax return and you received a tax benefit from the deduction. In that case, you'd report the medical expenses related to the incident as miscellaneous (other) income

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