{"id":123,"date":"2017-10-23T14:14:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesslitigationtrends.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2020-09-24T03:28:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T07:28:18","slug":"legal-intelligencer-language-barrier-examining-witness-interpreters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-language-barrier-examining-witness-interpreters\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Through the Language Barrier: Examining a Witness Through Interpreters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ETK-full-body-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"ETK-full-body-200x300-1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>In the October 19, 2017 edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/almID\/1202800894846\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/edward-t-kang\/\">Edward T. Kang<\/a>, managing member of the firm, writes on the significant impact interpreters can have on a case.<\/p>\n<p>The jury was thoroughly confused when a witness testified through an interpreter that he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a ladder in a construction case I tried a few years ago. \u00a0What reasonable person would pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a ladder? The \u201cladder,\u201d however, was really a staircase\u2014a distinction that was obviously important to the case. The delineation between interpreting and translating\u2014in other words, between explaining the meaning and translating words verbatim\u2014is vital when it comes to the use of interpreters during witness examinations.<\/p>\n<p>The American legal system is wrought with a specialized lexicon and complexities that do not exist in the English language. Though an interpreter is not allowed to explain the legal procedure or give advice to a witness, they are your conduit to the witness and the mouthpiece of the witness for the judge or jury. An interpreter has the power, whether consciously or unknowingly, to skew the words of the witness as they choose your words. One question or answer, rephrased improperly, can completely change the outcome of a case.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-language-barrier-examining-witness-interpreters\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Legal Intelligencer: Through the Language Barrier: Examining a Witness Through Interpreters\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the October 19, 2017 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward T. Kang, managing member of the firm, writes on the significant impact interpreters can have on a case. 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