CEREBRAL PALSY GLOSSARY

Glossary of Cerebral Palsy Law Terms

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Liability: A legal responsibility or obligation.

Lien: An encumbrance, upon real or personal property, that secures the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty.

Litigant: One of the parties involved in a legal action.

Litigation: The process of settling a dispute through the court system.

Little's Disease: Cerebral palsy was originally called Little's Disease because the first medical records of cerebral palsy were made by English surgeon William John Little in 1843.