RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law

THE CONNECTION: Passengers board an R.I. Public Transit Authority bus recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence.
PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN
THE CONNECTION: Passengers board an R.I. Public Transit Authority bus recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence.
PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys facing greater scrutiny to establish an interpreter’s reliability. On July 15, the R.I. Supreme Court unanimously ordered a new trial in the negligence lawsuit brought by the estate of Eva Peña,

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