PM 08-01-08-a: Personal Injury Settlement

WAG 08-01-08-a.

Exempt that portion of a personal injury settlement used to pay for:

• necessary costs of litigation or settlement, including attorney's fees;
• the Department's charge upon a claim (see PM 23-07-01);
• medical costs resulting from the injury and paid by the client; and
• expenses to repair or replace personal property that was damaged as a result of the injury.

See PM 23-07-00 for policy on personal injury settlements.