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DEFENDANTS RELIED ON A STATEMENT TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH ATTRIBUTED TO PLAINTIFF BUT FAILED TO SHOW THAT THE TRANSLATION WAS PROVIDED BY A COMPETENT, OBJECTIVE INTERPRETER WHOSE TRANSLATION WAS ACCURATE; THEREFORE THE STATEMENT DID NOT RAISE A QUESTION OF FACT IN THIS LADDER-FALL CASE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment in this ladder-fall case. Plaintiff testified the unsecured ladder moved and he fell, which made out a prima facie case under Labor Law 240(1). Defendants attempted to raise a question of fact by submitting a statement plaintiff allegedly made to his foreman in Spanish, but defendants presented no evidence that the translation was accurate:

… [P]laintiff demonstrated his prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240(1) insofar as asserted against the defendants. In support of his motion, the plaintiff submitted, inter alia, a transcript of his deposition testimony, which established that the unsecured ladder moved, causing him to fall … . In opposition, the defendants failed to raise a triable issue of fact. The documents submitted by the defendants in opposition to the plaintiff’s motion, which relied on a statement the plaintiff allegedly made to his foreman in Spanish, were insufficient to raise a triable issue of fact. The defendants did not submit any deposition testimony or affidavit from the foreman, and they failed to show that the translation of the statement was provided by a competent, objective interpreter whose translation was accurate … . Batis v 85 Jay St. (Brooklyn), LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op 04619, Second Dept 8-13-25

Practice Point: Before a court will consider a statement translated from another language, the party offering the statement must show the translation was provided by a competent, objective interpreter whose translation was accurate.

 

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