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.
1 If the expenses are personal, you can itemize the expenses on the same form, or take the standard deduction, depending on your situation. 2  If you will not itemize expenses, personal legal fees are not tax deductible.