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I’ve had the question in the past. So I was involved in an accident. It was somebody else’s fault but I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt. Can I still file a claim?

One common question we get is, “Can I receive compensation for future medical bills and future expenses that I might have because of my injuries from my accident?”

In an automobile accident or just a case of normal negligence, that is a four-year statute of limitations and what that means is you don’t have to have the lawsuit finished or collect your settlement or go to trial by the four years. You just have to file the lawsuit by that four-year deadline.

My name is Zachary Cole with Probinsky & Cole. I’m going to speak very briefly about what is and what is not taxable in a settlement or a jury award from a lawsuit that you would file.

One common question that we hear a lot is, “Will an MRI increase the value of my auto accident claim or other type of accident claim?” and the answer is almost always, with our clients at least, yes. The reason for that is most of our clients have suffered some sort of traumatic injury.

They’re going to ask about the accident, how you were doing before the accident, how you have been doing since medical treatments, how your life has changed, things along those lines.