Are medical bills included in a bodily injury award?

Are medical bills included in a bodily injury award?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: Is there a minimum personal injury settlement amount?; Are medical bills included in a bodily injury award?; Can I ask my lawyer for a copy of my settlement check? and more...

Medical bills are always included in a bodily injury award that's awarded as a result of negligence of another. The bodily injury claim is in fact the framework of the personal injury claim. If you weren't bodily injured, you probably don't have a case unless it fell under a defamation type cause of action.