Do I need to report this as income on my taxes?

In 2014 I was approved for LTD, than 4 months later this decision was reversed as result I hired a lawyer. The company stood their ground but after multiple attempts, paperwork etc they offered to pay me to settle this issue which at the time I had to in order to live, pay bills. I settled, the check was made out to both my lawyer and I. Than my lawyer wrote me a check. Am I liable for the entire amount or can I claim mental distress, which is totally true, avoiding taxation. What I had to endure with their reversal of the decision, resulted in extreme digress hence I would have gone before an ERISA judge