The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators and The Interpreting and Translation Professors have filed briefs in court in support of Kouichi Taniguchi, a former Japanese professional baseball player who sued Kan Pacific Saipan Ltd., owner of Marianas Resort and Spa, in 2008 for alleged negligence. Taniguchi raised the question to the U.S. Supreme Court of whether costs incurred in translating written documents are “compensation of interpreters.” Continue reading…