A contact injury, such as a direct blow to the medial side (inside of knee), or a noncontact injury, such as a hyperextension stress. It is also commonly associated with an ACL tear which occurs with a high level of force and sports injury.
These types of legal fees are deductible as a business-related expense. You can deduct legal expenses incurred in your attempts to produce or collect taxable income as well as legal fees you pay in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax.
Personal expenses and legal fees for personal situations are generally not tax deductible. Legal fees for actions that result in taxable income may be tax deductible. Unless being paid by a business as ordinary and necessary business expenses, fees associated with an immigration petition likely are not tax deductible. More information is available in Publication 17, free from the IRS at www.irs.gov .