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In that case, you'd report the medical expenses related to the incident as miscellaneous (other) income. Punitive damages are taxable except in certain wrongful death cases, as are awards for employment discrimination and injury to reputation (libel, slander, defamation, etc.).
In addition to the standard medical malpractice damages, the plaintiff in a wrongful death case can of course collect as damages the funeral and burial expenses for the deceased.he person who will end up filing a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the deceased plaintiff will often be the plaintiffâs closest surviving relative -- such as a spouse, child, or parent. The person filing the lawsuit will also often be the executor or administrator of the deceasedâs estate (if he/she had one).