Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

When you and the other side agree on a settlement amount, that amount is binding on both of you. You cannot add anything to it, just as the other side can't subtract anything. If you want to factor sales tax into the settlement you need to do so during the negotiations instead of trying to sneak it in later.

Actually IF you are negotiating a total loss settlement then inform the responsible party that on top of the total loss value that you are entitled to add sales tax and license fees. It is reasonable but the must be discussed DURING your negotiations as the other peron's insruance carrier (assuming one existed) would havbe to add it on to the vehicle value. If you purchased a vehicle the seller would normally have to add sales tax on behalf of the state/county and license/transfer fees. I hope this helps. Bob